McCurtain County officials suspended from Oklahoma Sheriffs' Association
The board said association bylaws allow them to suspend a member "for good and sufficient cause.” They're a membership organization, not regulatory.
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The board said association bylaws allow them to suspend a member "for good and sufficient cause.” They're a membership organization, not regulatory.
The federal lawsuit at the heart of the allegedly recorded conversation with McCurtain County officials details various issues reported by local news.
A statement on the sheriff’s office Facebook page, the first public statement since the comments by Sheriff Kevin Clardy and others were reported by the McCurtain Gazette-News, does not address the recorded comments about killing journalists and hanging Black people.
Three officials from McCurtain County, Oklahoma, have been suspended after making racist comments and threats to journalists in leaked audio.
IDABEL, Okla. -- The McCurtain County sheriff was suspended from the Oklahoma Sheriff's Association on Tuesday after audio recordings were released that appeared to capture county officials making violent and racist statements.