Mississippi Campground Manager Fired For Pulling Gun On Black Couple Having Picnic
An employee at a Mississippi campground was fired after pulling a gun on a black couple having a picnic and ordering them to leave the property.
Jessica Richardson, 26, and her husband, Franklin Richardson, 28, say they had been looking for a place to enjoy the vistas of Oktibbeha County Lake in eastern Mississippi with their dog over Memorial Day weekend. They searched online for a nearby Kampgrounds of America location and decided to drive to the Starkville spot on Sunday.
The Richardsons said they were told at the campground’s front office that they did not need a reservation to picnic by the lake. But minutes later, a white woman who identified herself as the property manager pulled up in a pickup truck, flashed a gun and told them to leave. “This lady literally just pulled a gun because we out here and didn’t have reservations for a lake that we didn’t even know we had to have reservation for,” Jessica said in the video.
A gray-haired woman wearing a yellow KOA shirt can be seen walking toward the couple with a gun in her right hand. A KOA staffer identified the woman as Ruby Howell. “Well, I’m just telling you you need to leave because it’s under private ownership,” she said. “You can’t be out here.”
“That’s fine,” said Jessica as she walked away. Franklin can be seen leading their dog off the site. Jessica said “She was just like, ‘get, get, you don’t belong here, you don’t belong here, you don’t belong here,’” Jessica said. “The fact that she used ‘get, get’ like we were a dog. You say ‘get, get’ to a stray dog that’s on your porch.”
Kampgrounds of America confirmed the incident in a statement and said:
“Kampgrounds of America does not condone the use of a firearm in any manner on our properties or those owned and operated by our franchisees. The employee involved in the incident has been relieved of her duties ”
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