Erek Barron, the U.S. attorney for Maryland, resigned Wednesday effective the same day, according to a news release from his office.

Erek Barron, the U.S. Attorney for Maryland, announced Wednesday night that he has resigned from his position.

The news of Erek Barron’s resignation as U.S. Attorney for Maryland brought new questions about who will be named his replacement, and what it could mean for Baltimore and the state overall.

Here in Maryland, Erek L. Barron has run the U.S. Attorney's office since October 2021. He was appointed by former President Joe Biden to replace Robert Hur, who went onto investigate Biden over the maintaining of classified documents.