This comes amid serious allegations and resignation calls against Sheriff Christina Corpus. The deputies union and Supervisor Ray Mueller confirmed Fox's resignation.
The Sheriff's office tells ABC7 News it "does not comment on personnel matter," and that Sheriff Corpus would "like to thank him for his dedicated service to the San Mateo County community and she wishes him the best in his future endeavors. Fox was promoted to his role of assistant sheriff in September, the deputies union said. According to his biography page on the department's website, he joined the office in and has more than 25 years of law enforcement experience in the area.
ABC7 News reached out to Fox for comment about his departure and will update this story if we hear back. On Tuesday, the sheriff's department arrested Carlos Tapia , who is also president of the Deputy Sheriff's Association union, on two separate charges. Tapia is one of many deputies who has criticized the sheriff and her office. What's next? It all follows a week of tumult in the department after a nearly page investigative report accused his boss, Corpus, of a pattern of misconduct.
Some of the allegations include abuse of power, retaliation, having an inappropriate relationship with her chief-of-staff, and using racist and homophobic slurs. The report was prompted by internal complaints against Corpus and commissioned in July. The county tapped retired Santa Clara County Judge LaDoris Cordell to look into fifteen allegations from current and former employees in the sheriff's department.
Via phone call, Corpus told ABC7 News she feels she has been unfairly targeted in this investigation and denies all wrongdoing. The calls for Corpus to resign were echoed by Heinz Puschendorf - a former employee and previous head of the sheriff's department union.
