While during his arrest, Sparks had told the media that his arrest was “a big mistake,” he letter admitted on his letter of resignation from the post of mayor, that the mistake was his.
In his letter, as quoted by Journal-Times, Sparks wrote:
“Due to a very bad mistake that I have made tonight, and have failed the trust of the good people of Olive Hill, my friends and most of all my family, I have decided with deep regret to resign tonight as Mayor of Olive Hill. I hope that everyone will understand that I have always tried to do the very best for Olive Hill and hope that the people will understand that I will always try to continue to help in any way possible to better this City regardless of what position I may serve. What happen(ed) tonight is something I have never done before and deeply regret it and hope to move on.”Though the second man arrested along with Sparks has not yet been charged or identified, FADE officers have confirmed to the media that Sparks had an ongoing “personal relationship” with the unidentified man.
