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Nurse Sues After Getting Fired Over Post About Lynching A Black Man

By Cherranda Smith Apr 29, 2021 A nurse in Oklahoma is suing the hospital where he worked after getting fired over a Facebook post in which he called for the lynching of a Black man suspected of murder. Kevin Murnan was a registered nurse at Norman Regional Hospital for 19 years before his termination.  “Get a big tall tree and a short piece of rope!” Murnan wrote online, referencing a Black man accused of killing a child, The Oklahoman reported. He was terminated from the hospital late last August and is suing his former employer for $1.2 million.  Attorneys for the hospital asked a judge to dismiss the case, saying Murnan should accept the result of his actions after he “chose to pen his hateful thoughts and send them out into the general public believing that there could be no consequence for doing so.” 

Kessee trial date set

Police Body Camera Acreenshot Norman Police Officers Kyle Canaan and Daniel Brown interact with Marconia Kessee, a 34-year-old homeless man. Kessee was found in a jail cell two hours after Canaan and Brown dragged him to a police car and arrested him for trespassing at Norman Regional Hospital. A screenshot from one of two Cleveland County jail surveillance videos at the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. Cleveland County Commissioners met in executive session Monday to discuss an ongoing lawsuit filed by the family of Marconia Kessee, a Black man who died in January 2017 at the county jail. Commissioners met for nearly an hour, but took no action following the session. Federal court records show depositions of expert witnesses began Monday, with at least a dozen more scheduled through the end of May.

Nurse fired over Facebook post about hanging Black man is suing

Oklahoman NORMAN  A registered nurse is suing a Norman hospital for $1.2 million after being fired over a Facebook post calling for the hanging of a Black murder suspect. Kevin Murnan, 41, had worked at Norman Regional Hospital for 19 years. He was fired Aug. 27 after commenting on Facebook about the fatal shooting of a 5-year-old boy. Get a big tall tree and a short piece of rope! he wrote. Attorneys for the hospital are asking Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman to dismiss the lawsuit. They told the judge the hospital did the right thing after Murnan chose to pen his hateful thoughts and send them out into the general public believing there could be no consequence for doing so.

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