After the release of disturbing audio recordings, the Oklahoma State NAACP has called on the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate McCurtain County officials on the burials of black residents and any reports of intimidation or killings within the area. In response to allegations made after the recording was released, McCurtain Gazette-News released the full 3 hour, 37 minute audio, in which McCurtain County Sheriff Kevin Clardy reportedly boasted about confronting the local district attorney and threatened to harm him. Furthermore, the recording includes discussions about hiring hitmen to kill and bury local newspaper reporters, and references to hanging black men. Though it remains unverified for its authenticity, the recording had an immediate impact, prompting the resignation of county commissioner, Mark Jennings. Following the uproar, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt has called for more resignations, including that of Clardy, Alicia Manning and Larry Hendrix, who are two other sheriff's department workers. Outrage has swept through the town of Idabel, and with the new call for an investigation, the situation is far from over.