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On Wednesday morning, a Columbus County Superior Court judge was preparing to consider a petition to remove Sheriff Jody Greene and disqualify him from again holding the office. But Greene’s resignation rendered the petition moot — and left open the question of whether Greene could serve in law enforcement, or even as Sheriff, in the future.
Columbus County Sheriff S. Jody Greene is accused of severe misconduct, including making racist comments, attempting to intimidate law enforcement agents, bullying elected and appointed officials, carrying on an inappropriate sexual relationship with an employee, and failing to provide proper oversight at the county’s detention center, where a detainee was seriously injured.
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Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene faces allegations of racism, politically motivated arrests and other misdeeds. He’s under criminal investigation for obstruction of justice. He recently resigned. Yet Greene was sworn in Thursday to his second term as the top law enforcement officer, after voters reelected him this November.
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