Protestors Celebrate At State Penitentiary, Capitol For Julius Jones After Execution Halted
The mood quickly changed outside of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester as crowds had already begun to gather to protest the execution of Julius Jones. News on 6's Grant Stephens was there when the news came down that the Governor had granted Jones clemency.
Thursday, November 18th 2021, 11:52 am
By:
David Prock,
Emory Bryan,
Grant Stephens
MCALESTER, Oklahoma -
The mood quickly changed outside of the Oklahoma State Penitentiary in McAlester as crowds had already begun to gather to protest the execution of Julius Jones. News on 6's Grant Stephens was there when the news came down that the Governor had granted Jones clemency.
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Emory Bryan
Emory Bryan is a general assignment reporter for News On 6. Emory Bryan joined the News On 6 team in 1994.
Grant Stephens
Grant Stephens joined News On 6 in October 2020. He fell in love with news the minute he picked up a camera in his high school broadcast class.