HuffPo: “A sheriff in a small North Carolina county resigned Wednesday, marking his second time stepping down from the position since making racist comments about Black deputies in his department.
Jody Greene, the embattled former sheriff of Columbus County, initially resigned from his position in October after audio surfaced of him disparaging Black deputies. But he didn’t withdraw from the November election and ultimately beat out his Democratic challenger.
County District Attorney Jon David filed a petition last week seeking to permanently remove Greene from office.
“We simply do not feel as though Jody Greene should be someone who ever carries a badge again,” David said in a media release.
A hearing was set to take place this week, but Greene stepped down before a judge could issue a ruling on whether he should be permanently disqualified from serving as sheriff.”