MARIETTA, Okla. (KXII) -- Love County Sheriff Joe Russell was arrested Tuesday afternoon after the Oklahoma Multicounty Grand Jury filed an accusation for removal from office against him.

Joe Russell was released on his own recognizance and has now returned to work.

The grand jury wants Russell removed from office for a number of charges related to corruption. They say he was maintaining a methamphetamine house with his son, Willie, who was convicted in federal court last year for dealing meth.

The affidavit stated that not only did Willie sell methamphetamine out of the house, but Willie also used the sheriff's office patrol pickup -- even snorting a line of meth off the console.

"Everybody should know what a screw up Joe Russell has been to this town," Marietta resident Sheena Remy said.

It also accuses Russell of allowing a fugitive, Sara Bamburg, to live in the same house with active arrest warrants.

In the affidavit, it stated that Willie would remind her what a safe haven she was in.

And when Bamburg moved out and in with another man, Russell arrested not only her, but the man she moved in with for harboring a fugitive. People in Marietta say the arrest finally show's Russell's true colors.

"If you're sheriff, you're supposed to uphold the law. You're not supposed to sit there and hide the fact that your son is doing drugs. That you are running a methamphetamine home." Remy said.

Russell is also accused of allowing James Conn Nipp to meet with family members unsupervised in a deputy's office, where evidence is stored. Nipp is the primary suspect in the 3 year old disappearance of Molly Miller and Colt Haynes. Nipp is also a relative of Russell's.

Nipp has never been charged in the disappearances. Molly's grandfather Alex Miller says all he can do is hope Russell's arrest leads to a break in the case.

"Is it possible that it could lead to her whereabouts? I would say it's possible." Miller said. "It's too early for people to be patting each other on the backs just because he's been arrested."

Other residents say Russell is innocent until proven guilty.

"I'm not even sure if he did it, but if he did, he finally got justice. So, we'll see." Marietta resident Chris Cavitt said.

The Attorney General's Office is expected to release a statement soon.

No court dates have been set yet