Members of the Rutherford County Commission voted to ask Sheriff Robert Arnold to resign from his position.
The decision came out of Thursday night's commission meeting.
In the unanimous, 21-0 vote, commissioners agreed on a resolution to ask Arnold, who is facing federal criminal charges, to step down.
Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold was indicted on 13 charges related to claims he defrauded the county of thousands of dollars through the sale of e-cigarettes to inmates.
The sheriff arrived at the U.S. District courthouse in Nashville just before 8 a.m. Friday with his attorney.
In the indictment, Sheriff Arnold was named, along with both the Chief Deputy of Administration at the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office, identified as Joe L. Russell, II, and Arnold's uncle, identified as John Vanderveer.
