Sheriff Joe Arpaio became Citizen Arpaio today.

The Arizona Sheriff retired on Monday after 24 years of service.

. @JohnHookfox10 and I stopped by to see Sheriff Joe Arpaio on his last day in the office. Thank you for 24 yrs of service to Maricopa Cty pic.twitter.com/uV8qXTXfKi

Arizona Central reported:

On Jan. 1, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio relinquishes the star that made him a star and becomes Citizen Joe Arpaio.

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Few elected officials can boast a quarter-century of tenure, even those with spotless reputations. Arpaio’s legacy was tainted by multimillion-dollar lawsuits arising out of jail deaths, political prosecutions and racial profiling that led to criminal contempt-of-court charges.

Despite the scandals, that star on his chest remained bright and shiny for an adoring, if shrinking, constituency charmed by his bumper-sticker slogans about enforcing the laws and deporting illegal immigrants and making bad guys pay for their crimes, and by his gimmicky pink underwear and chain gangs and Tent City.