(AP) – The U.S. Attorney for eastern Arkansas has resigned
after being asked to do so by the nation's attorney general.
A spokesman said Monday that Chris Thyer resigned Friday. Thyer had been U.S
Attorney since Dec. 31, 2010. First assistant Patrick Harris will serve as
acting U.S. Attorney.
Thyer said a highlight of his career was combating drug dealers, including
during the "Operation Delta Blues" investigation in 2011. He also handled the
prosecutions of former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner, former state judge
Michael Maggio, former state Rep. Hudson Hallum and former University of Central
Arkansas President Lu Hardin. More recently, he charged people who took money
from children's feeding programs.
Federal prosecutors typically resign after a new president takes office,
though customarily not as abruptly as in this year's turnover.
after being asked to do so by the nation's attorney general.
A spokesman said Monday that Chris Thyer resigned Friday. Thyer had been U.S
Attorney since Dec. 31, 2010. First assistant Patrick Harris will serve as
acting U.S. Attorney.
Thyer said a highlight of his career was combating drug dealers, including
during the "Operation Delta Blues" investigation in 2011. He also handled the
prosecutions of former Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner, former state judge
Michael Maggio, former state Rep. Hudson Hallum and former University of Central
Arkansas President Lu Hardin. More recently, he charged people who took money
from children's feeding programs.
Federal prosecutors typically resign after a new president takes office,
though customarily not as abruptly as in this year's turnover.
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