The first Black sheriff in Wyoming takes over an agency that has faced significant controversy By Emma Tucker, CNN Albany County Sheriff Aaron Appelhans stands in the county courthouse in Laramie, Wyoming. (CNN)For the first time in its 130-year history, Wyoming has a Black sheriff. Aaron Appelhans, 39, has taken charge of the Albany County Sheriff's Office, which faces two pending lawsuits and calls for reform in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of Robert "Robbie" Ramirez by a deputy in 2018. "You don't see a whole lot of African Americans in law enforcement," Appelhans told CNN. "So, I'm trying to overcome that roadblock of taking a non-traditional career path and affect change within my community."