EXCLUSIVE — A death row minister suing Oklahoma's Department of Corrections for allegedly defaming him in the media. Reverend Jeff Hood said he has received death threats after his multimillion-dollar lawsuit became public.
EXCLUSIVE — A death row minister suing Oklahoma's Department of Corrections for allegedly defaming him in the media said Monday he has received death threats after his multimillion-dollar lawsuit became public.
ODOC had initially refused Hood's request to be inside the execution chamber during the Jan. 12 lethal injection, citing Hood's activism and stance on the death penalty. Ward's statement also claimed Hood had"been arrested multiple times for such outbursts in other states, demonstrating a blatant disregard for the experiences of victims' families and the solemnity of the process.
"These are the consequences of big government," he said."It's wrong. It was a moment when they could kind of flex their muscles and get all Tucker Carlson on everybody and be like, 'Yeah, we stuck it to this guy.'"Hood, who was eventually allowed to be present during the execution after the victim's family requested it, said his case goes beyond whether a person believes in capital punishment.
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