NAME THAT PARTY! Virginia Mayor Richard Silverthorne Resigns After Meth-for-Sex Bust.
The mayor of Fairfax, Virginia, has resigned following his arrest last week for allegedly trying to exchange methamphetamine to undercover detectives in exchange for sex, city officials said Monday.
Mayor Richard “Scott” Silverthorne’s resignation will take effect on Thursday, according to a statement on the City of Fairfax website.
Silverthorne, 50, was arrested and charged with felony distribution of methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia after a sting operation that had been underway since July led an undercover detective to the mayor, who provided detectives with methamphetamine.
The detectives had contacted Silverthorne through a website, where he promised them a “group sexual encounter” with men in exchange for the drugs, according to the Fairfax City Police Department.
I really don’t care what Silverthorne does in his free time, but NBC News apparently cares enough to hide the fact that he’s a Democrat.