Arkansas County Sheriff Todd Wright has resigned according to multiple reports.
Wright had come under fire after an audio recording of Wright using racial slurs was posted on social media. The recording was of Wright using the slurs at a woman he was with who reportedly talked to a black male.
In the recording, a man uses a racial slur nine times after becoming upset that a woman he was with spoke to a black person in a grocery store.
The man calls the woman a “n**** lover” and says, “Why you got to holler at f****** n****** when I’m around.”
Wright’s resignation was announced Friday after a special Quorum Court meeting was held to address the recording. Arkansas County Judge Eddie Best said several people spoke during the meeting who knew the sheriff and asked the sheriff to get help.
According to the Arkansas Times story, Wright initially said he would not resign but changed his mind after a number of people, both black and white spoke to the Quorum Court. Wright said he had been with the sheriff’s office for 23 years.
