A local official in Oklahoma who allegedly discussed killing reporters and lynching Black people has resigned from his office, according to the state's Governor Kevin Stitt.
McCurtain County Commissioner Mark Jennings resigned on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the governor's office. He sent a handwritten letter to the governor's office, saying he planned to resign immediately and indicating he planned to release a formal statement "in the near future regarding the recent events in our county," according to the Associated Press.
