The head of security at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport abruptly resigned Tuesday after only four months on the job over what he said are “leadership failures.” He also accused management of wanting to get rid of its police department.

"It is our understanding that our director of security, Joe Perkins, has resigned," Rhode Island Airport Corporation spokesman Bill Fischer said in a statement.

Joseph Perkins handed in his resignation just months into the job job as head of security for the R.I. Airport Corp.