Under intense pressure for his role in multiple scandals at the Fayette County Detention Center, Don Leach is resigning August 1.
He leaves a Lexington jail that, under his de facto leadership, has become embroiled in a massive federal investigation, lawsuits Fayette county taxpayers will be paying off for decades to come, and a gathering storm of the type of political scandal Lexington has in the past been able to sweep under the rug.
Mayor Jim Newberry probably has no comment.
