On October 4, 2022, District Attorney Jon David filed a petition for removal in Columbus County Superior Court stating that Greene should be removed for engaging in willful misconduct in violation of NC General Statute §128-16(2) when he made a series of highly inappropriate and racially charged statements on a phone conversation in 2019. The petition further states that his actions constituted corruption while in office, as at least one African American employee was terminated after the phone call and that Greene has engaged in racial profiling.
