These “Constitutional Sheriffs” are especially following the sovereign citizen model of things. They do not want to enforce red flag laws, mask or vaccine mandates and believe the 2020 election stolen.
They endanger democracy and it is only getting worse.
“In 2021, more sheriffs than not said they believe their authority supersedes federal or state governments in their county, a central belief of the association, according to research from Holman and Emily Farris, a political scientist at Texas Christian University.”
You can read the article here.