Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra resigned

Sheriff of a rural Texas county next to the U.S.-Mexico border has resigned after being indicted on federal drug charges.An attorney for Starr County Sheriff Reymundo Guerra says the sheriff's resignation was submitted during the weekend and was accepted by the county commissioners at an emergency meeting Monday morning.Guerra faces three counts in an indictment accusing him and 14 other people of involvement in a large-scale cocaine and marijuana smuggling operation.He pleaded not guilty on Friday.Defense attorney Philip Hilder said a court ruling was likely Monday on whether Guerra would be granted bail.