2022

September

Thursday the 29th

• NC NAACP calls for sheriff’s resignation following racially charged comments caught on recording; Greene resigns from N.C. Sherriff’s Association In North Carolina, sheriff’s department employees work at the pleasure of the sheriff, and sheriffs have wide latitude to fire employees for nearly any reason they want. An employee’s race is a notable exception.
• Sheriff’s Recorded Racist Rant Exposed Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene, a White man from North Carolina, was recorded by then-Captain Jason Soles, also a White man, on a slur-filled racist rant in a phone call pertaining to his Black political opponent Lewis Hatcher.
• ‘I hate a black f**king Democrat,’ white North Carolina sheriff says before firing Black staff A North Carolina sheriff, in all his caucasity, likely never imagined he’d be at the center of an investigation into a phone call he made to blow off a little steam. He likely thought that calling his colleagues “black bastards” or even threatening to...
• Investigation Swirls After N.C. Sheriff Ranted About ‘Black Bastards,’ Reportedly Demoted Both Black Members of His Command Staff A recording shows Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene ranting about “Black bastards,” including a political rival.
• Columbus County Sheriff resigns from NC Sheriff’s Association Sheriff steps down from state association following reported racist comments

Wednesday the 28th

• Sheriff: “I’m sick of these Black bastards.... Every Black that I know, you need to fire him...” In the recording, Greene can be heard saying he’s going to start firing black people who are “guilty by f**king association” with the former African-American sheriff. Several black members in his department were fired or demoted, and he no longer has any minorities on his command staff.