FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Fairfax Mayor R. Scott Silverthorne is resigning after his arrest last week in which police say he attempted to trade drugs for sex in a sting operation.
City officials said in a news release Monday that Silverthorne’s resignation will be effective as of noon Thursday. The city council has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday night.
Silverthorne was arrested last Thursday on drug distribution charges. Police say they received a tip that Silverthorne was using a dating website to set up sexual encounters with other men in exchange for drugs.
Police say Silverthorne gave an undercover detective two grams of methamphetamine outside a Tysons Corner hotel before his arrest.
On Friday, Silverthorne appointed a city councilman, Jeffrey Greenfield, as temporary acting mayor, but calls continued for Silverthorne to resign entirely.
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