(CNN) For the first time in its 130-year history, Wyoming has a Black sheriff. One reason it took so long to appoint a Black sheriff, according to the president of the Wyoming NAACP, Stephen Latham, is the state's small Black population. The county sheriff's office faces lawsuitsAppelhans was appointed by the Albany County Board of Commissioners on December 11, 2020, to replace Dave O'Malley. The ability to influence real change is one of the main reasons he wanted to become a sheriff, Appelhans said. Paul Weaver, the mayor of the Albany County county seat, Laramie, said the city leadership will partner with the sheriff on implementing reform practices.

Source: CNN February 20, 2021 22:22 UTC