SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Northern California man whose appointment last year to a county commission after posing for photos with a group of Proud Boys stirred controversy resigned this week ahead of his planned removal by local elected leaders.
El Dorado County Supervisor George Turnboo, who had nominated Chris Cockrell to the county’s Veterans Affairs Commission in January 2021, placed an item on Tuesday’s consent agenda to rescind his appointment effective immediately.
Cockrell instead resigned from the commission Monday.
