Reactions across the state pour in after Julius Jones' commutation

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OKLAHOMA — Reactions are coming successful from crossed the authorities could beryllium heard aft Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt granted clemency to decease enactment inmate Julius Jones conscionable 4 hours up of his scheduled execution.

2 News newsman Naomi Kiett says cheers could beryllium heard for respective minutes successful the Capitol aft the quality was delivered to the crowd.

"There's nary words to picture the joyousness and happiness," says 1 protagonist from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. "It's conscionable been tears of joy. Just continued to rainfall from my eyes."

He says a ample portion of what made the absorption peculiar is the assemblage was made up of each antithetic kinds of radical of each races.

"This is what the federation should spot today. This is what we should person each day. Coming unneurotic due to the fact that we can't fto the pandemic beryllium the excuse for not loving 1 another," helium says.

In McAlester, 2 News newsman Brady Halbleib could corroborate the reactions were the same, tons of blessed faces and hugs each around.

"I was blessed that the powerfulness to radical came retired contiguous and I'm gonna commencement again due to the fact that Julius is not going to spot the wrong of a decease chamber," says Roadie Baker Senior of his archetypal reaction. "He's yet going to get to spot his household and beryllium capable to hug them and interaction them."

Baker continues to accidental he's appreciative of everyone understood they were determination for Jones. He believes it was this that played a ample portion successful the governor's decision.

However, Baker understands that the Howell household deserves their justice, conscionable arsenic overmuch arsenic Jones.

"When they mislaid Paul Howell, they didn't suffer a portion of their life. They mislaid a portion of their household and they merit justice, but they merit the right justice," says Baker.

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