Oklahoma Secretary of State Arrested for Public Intoxication
Gentner Drummond said the arrest raises questions about Lepak’s conduct and urged an independent investigation with body-camera footage released.
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Oklahoma Secretary of State arrested for public intoxication • Oklahoma Voice
Oklahoma Secretary of State's Office is pictured on July 21, 2026. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY –The Governor’s Office would not say Tuesday whether Oklahoma’s secretary of state will remain on the job following an arrest for public intoxication. Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office did not respond to a request for comment regarding the Friday arrest of Secretary of State Benjamin M. Lepak, who Stitt appointed to the post in Oct…
GOP prosecutor goes to war with Republican governor amid official's second arrest
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond demanded Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) place his own secretary of state on leave after the official's arrest on suspicion of public intoxication.Secretary of State Benjamin Lepak was taken into custody by Edmond police Friday night outside a McDonald's drive-thro...
Red state's top elections chief arrested for public intoxication
Oklahoma is an overwhelmingly Republican state and, thanks to Trump choosing its former Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) to be his new Secretary of Homeland Security, has often been in the news associated with President Donald Trump. Yet now the Oklahoma Republicans are in a distinctly negative light thanks to a DUI controversy."Oklahoma's Secretary of State, Benjamin Lepak, was arrested by Edmond Police on Friday," reported Oklahoma Fox 25's Collee…
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