INDIANA –Governor Eric Holcomb recently discussed why he asked the Indiana Commander of the National Guard to resign.

Holcomb says he made the decision after reviewing a lawsuit claiming Major General Courtney Carr retaliated against a contractor who came forward with information that Carr was having an affair with a subordinate.

“I thought it was in the best interest of the state and for himself that he resign. I’m grateful that he took that recommendation to heart and made the decision to do so,” Holcomb said.

Carr was asked to step down on August 12th and has announced that he’s retiring from the Guard. The lawsuit against him is pending.

Holcomb says he’s not in a rush to name a new commander for the Indiana National Guard.

“I served in the military and I understand just how important the chain of command is for the whole unit. We won’t dither, but we’ll get it right. We’ll take as much time as we need to do just that,” Holcomb said.

The woman who filed the lawsuit, Shari McLaughlin, who was a contract employee working with the Indiana National Guard, accuses Carr of getting her fired from her subsequent job after she had resigned from her contractor job with the Guard because of harassment.