Newly released bodycam footage captures the moments leading up to the arrest of Oklahoma Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak on suspicion of public intoxication outside an Edmond McDonald’s. Police responded to a report of an intoxicated individual and found Lepak, who officers noted had slurred speech and an odor of alcohol, struggling to produce identification. Despite initially disputing his condition, Lepak acknowledged drinking beer, though he provided contradictory statements about how much he consumed and how he arrived at the scene, with officers alleging he was unable to maintain a coherent train of thought. The incident has sparked outrage, with Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond publicly calling for Governor Kevin Stitt to fire Lepak, citing the bodycam evidence as proof of Lepak’s inebriation and dishonesty, and referencing a previous arrest where Lepak was found unconscious in a running vehicle, arguing this history should have disqualified him from such a high-ranking state position.
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