This week, while Fletcher seeks treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse at an undisclosed out-of-state facility, his four board colleagues agreed he should resign immediately, instead of his plan to wait until May 15.
Kelly Martinez officially took office on Jan. 2. She is the first woman to lead the $1.1 billion department, and the first Democrat elected to the job in 50-plus years.
Officially seeking the post are Undersheriff Kelly Martinez, former Cmdr. David Myers, Assistant City Attorney John Hemerling & sheriff's Deputy Kenneth Newsom.