On the evening of his arrest on March 21, 2014, under call of then deputy Nicholas Mattielo, a faction of the democratic leadership would meet at the Providence Marriott, to maneuver Fox out. Soon after, Fox would resign as Speaker, and Mattielo, via the meeting he called in the wake of the raid would be installed as Fox's successor in an contentious House of Representatives session which saw its members shouting at other. He remained a member of the house, but did not run for reelection.