Oklahoma Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Domestic Assault Injuring Wife, Daughter, Relative; Stitt Calls for Resignation

Oklahoma House speaker silent on possible action against lawmaker convicted of domestic abuse

Oklahoma lawmaker pleads guilty to domestic assault injuring wife, daughter, relative; Stitt calls for resignation

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — Oklahoma State Representative Ty Burns, R-Morrison, pleaded guilty to domestic assault after court documents revealed he tried to gouge out his wife’s eyes and later forced a vehicle carrying his daughter and another relative into a ditch.Despite the plea, Burns remains in office, stepping down only from a committee chair assignment. RELATED: Gov. Stitt calls on lawmaker to resign after domestic violence guilty plea …

Gov. Kevin Stitt, lawmakers call for state representative's resignation after domestic abuse plea

Gov. Kevin Stitt has urged State Rep. Ty Burns to resign following his guilty plea to domestic abuse and assault charges.

Oklahoma governor calls for state lawmaker to resign after domestic abuse conviction

Rep. Ty Burns, R-Pawnee, presents a bill at a House committee meeting at the state Capitol on April 23. On Thursday, he was charged and pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor charge of domestic abuse and two misdemeanor counts of assault. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt has joined a growing number of calls for the resignation of a state lawmaker who pleaded guilty Thursday to domestic abuse and assault. Rep. Ty B…

UPDATE: State political leaders call for Burns' resignation

The Oklahoma Attorney General's Office reported Thursday that Rep. Ty Burns (R-Pawnee) has pleaded guilty to three counts of misdemeanor assaults.

Rep. Ty Burns resigning 48 hours after guilty pleas

Amid calls by Gov. Kevin Stitt, Democratic legislative leaders and the chairwoman of the Oklahoma Republican Party that he relinquish his House District 35 seat, Rep. Ty Burns announced his resignation today, two days after he pleaded guilty to three misdemeanors for domestic abuse and assault. Burns, a decorated military veteran who was first elected […] The post Rep. Ty Burns resigning 48 hours after guilty pleas appeared first on NonDoc.