Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins has resigned from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees after federal authorities arrested him on extortion charges in Florida.
Tompkins tendered his resignation from the board, where he served as board chairman, in a letter to Gov. Maura Healey dated Tuesday.
“Please accept this letter as my formal resignation effective August 12, 2025 from the Roxbury Community College Board of Trustees, including from the appointed position as Chair of the Board of Trustees,” Tompkins wrote in his resignation letter…