Recordings purportedly of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed — in which he peppered diatribes with profanity while referencing the Black vote, among other issues — were leaked this week. Reed responded, saying the recordings were part of an extortion attempt.
A series of audio recordings purportedly of Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed leaked on Sunday in which he peppered diatribes with profanity while referencing the Black vote, economic development and apathy toward Maxwell Gunther Air Force Base.In a statement issued Monday night, Reed said the audio “features carefully selected sound bites of my voice” and was surreptitiously recorded three years ago.
In the second recording, the mayor purportedly appears to say he doesn’t care about Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery because he doesn’t “know nobody there.
Reed allegedly goes on to say that “the descendants of Confederate soldiers” won’t invest in “systemic change” in Montgomery. In the statement issued Monday night, Reed did not name who was behind the alleged extortion attempt.
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