No county in Pennsylvania have a county mayor, or city/town mayor that can appoint sheriffs. All sheriffs are elected (with two counties excepted in PA), and interim sheriffs will always be the assistant sheriff. Or further down.
Sheriffs in PA never wear uniform, and almost never do any law-enforcement.
Sheriffs in PA never wear uniform, and almost never do any law-enforcement.
Since Pennsylvania is one of 4 states that are commonwealths, the oath of office for all officials is to "the constitution of this Commonwealth", not state.
That no one checked Hoods picture online before he arrived is unbelievable.
As is his habit of three day stubble in his role.
Pennsylvania is a Commonwealth: the judge administering "Sheriff Hood's" oath of office would not refer to it as a State.