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John Andrew Stitt, son of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, was seen in bodycam video interacting with deputies who found a case containing guns belonging to his father that had been in the back of an unlocked vehicle.
Now, the sheriff in Logan County, Oklahoma, is insisting that the younger Stitt, who goes by Drew, may have been treated more harshly than most.
Stitt, 20, was questioned by police officers in the parking lot of a local haunted house he was visiting with friends on Halloween, bodycam footage shows.
Police said the gun case had been dragged out of the vehicle.
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Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Dallas, Texas, on July 10, 2021.
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“To be honest, my dad’s the governor,” Stitt said. Gov. Stitt was re-elected earlier this month.
“I don’t care,” an officer replied.
“No, I know,” Stitt said. “I just like to clarify.”
Stitt, who admitted to having drunk alcohol, told the officers the truck and the gun case were his but that he had a designated driver and was not operating the vehicle. The police questioned Stitt about whether he had been smoking marijuana, which he denied.
Bodycam footage shows the police requesting Stitt to call his parents. He was escorted home by an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper, who also picked up the guns.
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A deputy who responded recommended a charge of minor in possession of alcohol for Stitt to the Logan County District Attorney’s Office.
Fox News Digital reached out to the DA’s office for comment Friday but did not receive a response.
Local outlet KOCO 5 asked local law enforcement about the incident, and Logan County Sheriff Damon Devereaux said it wouldn’t be inaccurate to say Stitt was treated “worse” because of his relation to the…
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