Arundel Co. Council considers removing Leopold from office

A day after Anne Arundel County Executive John R. Leopold was found guilty of misconduct in office, the County Council held an emergency meeting Wednesday to take up a resolution to remove him from office, WBAL-TV Channel 11 reported.

A supermajority -- five of the seven council members -- would be required to force Leopold from office, with a vote possibly to be taken as early as Monday night. However the county's attorney, Jon Hodgson, who was appointed by Leopold, said the council's resolution…