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MINUTES FOR T8E APPEAL HEARING
OF T8E CIVIL SERVICE CONII~iISSION
MARCA 6, 1991 AT 7:00 P.M. IN
THE NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CITY HALL
7301 N.E. LOOP 820
1. CALL TO ORDER Chairman George Pederson called the
meeting to order at 7: 00 p.m. , March
6, 1991.
2. ROLL CALL Members Present:
George Pederson, Chairman
Jeff Newsom, Commissioner
Bernie Roux, Commissioner
Garry Cope, Commissioner
Bob Roark, Commissioner
Others Present:
Ron McKinney, Civil Service Secretary
Rex McEntire, City Attorney
Roy G. Woolbright, Appellant
Jim Lane, Attorney for Appellant
Jerry McGlasson, Chief of Police
Randy Shiflet, Police Captain
M. Lee Pitts, Police Sergeant
Ronnie D. White, Police Sergeant
Bob R. Curtis, Police Officer
Thomas Goodman, Police Officer
Timothy N. Lindwall, Police Officer
Michael Chenault
Linda Cast, Personnel Technician
3. APPROVAL OF' MINUTES Chairman George Pederson moved,
FOR APPEAL HEARINQ seconded by Commissioner Garry Cope,
CS 90-01 to approve the minutes of Civil
Service Appeal Hearing CS 90-01,
September 19, 1991. Motion carried
unanimously.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Jeff Newsom moved,
FOR DECEMBER, 12, 1990 seconded by Chairman Pederson, to
SPECIAL MBETING approve the minutes of the December
12, 1991 Civil Service Special
Meeting. Motion carried
unanimously.
5. APPEAL HEARING CS 91-O1 Witnesses were sworn in. City
Attorney Rex McEntire chose to
invoke the Rule.
Mr. McEntire gave his opening
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statement, explaining that Mr.
Woolbright was given indefinite
suspension as a result of an affray
that occurred between him and Sgt.
Mike Chenault on December 15, 1990.
Records show that a fist fight took
place in the police station. The
City position is that Mr. Woolbright
was the aggressor. In addition, he
bragged about the confrontation, and
threatened to kill the sergeant.
The City's position is that this is
one of the worst disciplinary
firings. Mr. Woolbright is in no
position to work for the City as a
result.
Mr. Jim Lane, attorney for the
appellant, gave his opening
statement. He stated the issue is
not if this is the worst thing to
have happened in the history of the
city. This issue is if Mr.
Woolbright's actions on that one day
were enough to sustain his
indefinite suspension.
The City called Mr. Chenault as the
first witness. Mr. Chenault stated
he was 43 years old, and was an
employee for 18 years and 7 months
prior to his resignation. His rank
on December 15, 1990 was Patrol
Sergeant. He was on day shift, and
Ofc. Woolbright was under his
command. He explained that on 12-
15-90 he observed Ofc. Woolbright
engaged in a t=affic stop on private
property, standing beside his unit
with a Richland Hills police
officer. Over the radio, he asked
Ofc. Woolbright to turn off his
overhead lights. He then asked Ofc.
Woolbright to meet him in the Winn
Dixie parking lot so he could
explain his reasoning for turning
off the lights. Ofc. Woolbright
stated he didn't know why he was
told to turn off the lights, and
told Sgt. Chenault that it was
embarrassing to be told in front of
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a citizen. Sgt. Chenault said he
then apologized, and explained his
reasons for wanting the lights
turned off. Ofc. Woolbright asked
twice why he (Sgt. Chenault) was
picking on him. Sgt. Chenault
advised he was tired of his
insubordination. When Ofc.
Woolbright started yelling, Sgt.
Chenault told him to meet him at the
station.
Sgt. Chenault advised he felt there
would be a verbal confrontation, and
tried to contact Captain Mike
Womack. When unable to do so, he
decided to handle it alone.
Upon arrival he directed Ofc.
Woolbright to the Sergeant's Office.
Ofc. Woolbright hesitated, Sgt.
Chenault repeated his command, and
Ofc. Woolbright responded with a
sarcastic "yes sir" and a curt
salute. Sgt. Chenault went in the
office first, and when he turned
around, the officer was between him
and the door. Ofc. Woolbright's
shoulders were hunched up, and he
was in an agg=essive stance, stating
he was tired of Sgt. Chenault
messing with him. Sgt. Chenault
reached around Ofc. Woolbright to
shut the door for privacy. He does
not feel he touched Ofc. Woolbright.
Ofc. Woolbright then shoved Sgt.
Chenault to the other side of the
room, where he landed in a corner in
a prone position over a chair. Ofc.
Woolbright had made steps towards
him with fists doubled, and Sgt.
Chenault struck him. Blows were
exchanged. Ofc. Woolbright grabbed
Sgt. Chenault by the hair and
repeatedly hit Sgt. Chenault. Sgt.
Chenault said, "Roy, you beat me".
Ofc. Woolbright stated, "You're not
going to ( blank ) with me no more" .
He subsequently left the room, as
far as Sgt. Chenault knew to go to
the dispatch office.
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Sgt. Chenault went to the bathroom
to clean up, then went back into the
patrol room. Ofc. Woolbright was at
the podium, on the phone. When Ofc.
Woolbright hung up the phone, Sgt.
Chenault advised him that if the
stitches in his mouth from recent
dental surgery were damaged, he
(Ofc. Woolbright) would be
responsible. Ofc. Woolbright
screamed loudly that if he said
another word, he would kill him. He
did not retract the statement, and
repeated it at least twice. No
other employees were in the room at
this time. Within minutes, Sgt.
Chenault heard Ofc. Woolbright
telling someone that he had "beat
his ass".
Upon questioning, Sgt. Chenault
advised that both he and Ofc.
Woolbright were placed on
administrative leave by Captains
Randy Shiflet and Richard Kitchen.
He was aware that an investigation
was conducted. On January 17, he
was given an opportunity to resign
or be indefinitely suspended. He
chose to resign.
Mr. Lane cross-examined Mr.
Chenault. He verified his length of
employment with the City, and the
positions he had held. He verified
they included acting chief, captain,
and sergeant. The acting chief
position was temporary, and he
voluntarily demoted himself to
sergeant from captain because of the
pressures and responsibilities. He
also verified that he had numerous
hours of training in supervision.
Mr. Chenault further verified that
he did have an opportunity to review
the findings of the investigation.
He felt the situation was
embarrassing to him and the
department, but did not think it
warranted the choice of resignation
or indefinite suspension.
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Mr. Lane then introduced the order
to perform an internal affairs
investigation, the summary of
findings, and a 2nd summary of
findings (in different form). These
were marked Exhibits 1, 2 and 3.
Mr. Chenault was given the
opportunity to review the exhibits,
as were the Commissioners.
Mr. Lane asked if Mr. Chenault would
consider the captains competent to
perform the investigation. He
didn't know. He felt that any
allegations against him would not be
founded.
Mr. Lane asked if he was aware of
the captains' findings that
sustained the specification that Mr.
Chenault was incompetent and unable
to perform the duties, to which he
replied yes. He further asked if he
took issue with these findings, and
Mr. Chenault replied yes, he talked
to Captain Shiflet.
Mr. Lane verified that the General
Orders book is the police department
guideline of orders for officers to
follow. He made reference to G.O.
#307.00 C, stopping a violator,
which states that the violator is to
be stopped by using the lights . Mr.
Chenault verified he may not have
advised Ofc. Woolbright of the
procedure of turning off lights on
private property.
Mr. Lane asked if Mr. Chenault
wanted Ofc. Woolbright on his shift.
Mr. Chenault advised he had told
Ofc. Woolbright he did not want him
on his shift. He explained again to
Mr. Lane what happened in the police
department. He verified that he did
have a phone in the office, and a
hand-held radio. Upon questioning,
he stated he has pointed his finger
at people, but not in anyone's face.
He has hollered before, but that is
not something that happens all the
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time. He felt he had no reason to
believe it would come to a fight.
On re-direct by Mr. McEntire, Mr.
Chenault confirmed that in his
opinion the G.O. refers to making
the stop, not after the stop is
made. He was trying to teach Ofc.
Woolbright about the procedure.
Mr. McEntire asked about the salute
in the station, and verified it was
curt and disrespectful. Mr. Lane
asked if a curt salute would be a
firing offense, in his opinion. Mr.
Chenault replied no, maybe a written
or oral reprimand.
Mr. McEntire then called Chief Jerry
McGlasson. He stated he has held
the position almost 9 years. He
stated he treated both officers the
same in offering each the
opportunity to resign, or to face
indefinite suspension.
Mr. McEntire presented Exhibit 4, a
copy of the charges and
specifications, to the Commission.
Chief McGlasson explained on the day
of the incident, he was on his way
to a meeting out of town, and was
contacted by cellular telephone and
advised of the situation. He
instructed Captain Shiflet to place
both on administrative leave, remove
their badges and weapons, and, with
Captain Kitchen, begin an
investigation. When he returned to
town, he provided the written
instructions.
The Chief verified he received a
statement from Ofc. Woolbright as
part of the investigation. Exhibits
5 and 6 were presented, which were
Ofc. Woolbright's statements to the
Internal Affairs.
Chief McGlasson stated that upon
receipt of the report from the
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captains, he read everything for the
first time. He discussed jointly
with all four captains their
perception of the incident, and then
made his decision. The biggest
struggle in the decision was whether
to terminate Mr. Chenault or reduce
him to patrol officer. There was no
doubt about Ofc. Woolbright. He
stated his feelings were that
striking an officer was an ultimate
act of anarchy, perhaps exceeded by
the superior officer striking an
insubordinate officer.
Chief McGlasson further stated that
Ofc. Woolbright's statement that he
would kill Sgt. Chenault was a major
consideration in his decision to
terminate Ofc. Woolbright. In
discussion, he explained the concept
of negligent retention, and that the
city and the Chief individually
could be liable for Ofc.
Woolbright's future actions should
he remain on the force.
Mr. Lane asked if both of the men
were reviewed in the same light, to
which the response was yes. Mr.
Lane stressed the investigators use
of the term incompetent in
describing Sgt. Chenault, and that
Ofc. Woolbright was a subordinate of
an incompetent.
Mr. lane questioned if the decision
to terminate Ofc. Woolbright was
based partly on bad language, and if
bad language was a f iring of fense .
The Chief said the use of profanity
in itself was not necessarily a
firing offense. It was part of all
the charges, as were the
investigation of insubordination,
unnecessary use of violence,
commission of acts unbecoming an
officer, and disrespect.
In citing the Chief's concern for
future liability, Mr. Lane mentioned
Ofc. Ed Lynn, who was accused of
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criminal negligent homicide, and is
still an officer. The Chief pointed
out it was negligent, not
intentional. Mr. Lane further
mentioned Ofc. Andy Wallace, saying
he had falsified information on an
arrest report. Upon questioning,
Chief McGlasson explained he felt
Ofc. Wallace was salvageable.
Mr. McEntire asked if Chief
McGlasson had ever heard of another
officer threatening to kill an
officer, or of a younger officer
beating an older officer with a
heart condition and then bragging
about it. The Chief replied no, not
to his knowledge.
Mr. McEntire called Officer Thomas
Goodman to the stand. Ofc. Goodman
has been with the department 3 1/2
years.
Ofc. Goodman stated he was at the
station the morning of December 15,
1991, but not on duty. He stated he
heard loud shouting and banging
noises before he saw either Sgt.
Chenault or Ofc. Woolbright.
Afterwards, in the dispatch office,
he saw Ofc. Woolbright as he came in
to request that dispatch call an
ambulance for Sgt. Chenault, who was
bleeding. Ofc. Goodman stated that
as Ofc. Woolbright walked out he
said "I kicked his ass". Ofc.
Goodman assumed Ofc. Woolbright then
went to the restroom to clean up.
Ofc. Woolbright came into dispatch
again and asked for Captain Shiflet
to be called. Sgt. Chenault called
and requested Captain Womack be
contacted.
Ofc. Goodman heard shouting again
from the direction of where the
fight had been, and left dispatch to
check on it. He heard Ofc.
Woolbright saying "Don't come near
me or I'll kill you". He heard it
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said once, and no retractions.
Mr. Lane cross-examined Ofc.
Goodman. He verified he had been
with the department 3 1/2 years, and
had only worked with Ofc. Woolbright
for a short period when they were
both on midnight shift. He verified
he heard yelling and loud noises
coming from Sgt. Chenault's office
in the past. He stated that on the
incident of 12-15-90, he could hear
2 people but could not distinguish
what was being said.
Mr. McEntire introduced Exhibit 7 to
the Commission, which was Ofc.
Goodman's Internal Affairs
statement.
Mr. Lane referred to the threatening
statement, and asked if anything was
said after that. Ofc. Goodman
stated he did not hear anything
else.
Mr. McEntire verified a couple of
minutes passed between the yelling,
cleaning up, and the threat to kill
Sgt. Chenault.
Commissioner Cope asked how much
time elapsed between the first and
second time he heard the yelling.
Ofc. Goodman stated it was a matter
of minutes.
Chairman Pederson asked the location
of dispatch in relation to the
sergeant's office. Ofc. Goodman
stated the back wall of the
sergeant's office backs up to the
hallway outside of dispatch.
Mr. Lane asked how Ofc. Goodman knew
Ofc. Woolbright and Sgt. Chenault
were in the office. He stated he
heard Sgt. Chenault order Ofc.
Woolbright to the station over the
radio. The initial confrontation
lasted about a minute. When Ofc.
Woolbright came into dispatch, he
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was bleeding and looked like he'd
been in a fight. Ofc. Woolbright
was not boastful, but upset.
Mr. McEntire called Capt. Shiflet.
He stated that on 12-15-90, he was
captain of administrative services,
and was advised by Chief McGlasson
to investigate the altercation. He
verified he and Captain Kitchen
wrote the summary of the
investigation.
Mr. Lane verified the procedure for
an investigation. The Chief
prepares specifications or
violations, and the investigation
would determine if they are
sustained, not sustained, or
unfounded. Capt. Shiflet explained
a sustained finding verifies there
is evidence to uphold the charge;
not sustained means there is not
enough evidence to prove or disprove
the charge; and unfounded means
there is no evidence that the charge
took place.
Mr. Lane verified that Capt. Shiflet
and Capt. Kitchen investigated the
list of specifications, then
presented the summary to the Chief.
He further verified that the charge
that Sgt. Chenault was found to be
incompetent was sustained. That
specification was not sustained for
Ofc. Woolbright.
Mr. Lane asked if Capt. Shiflet had
received any communication from Ofc.
Woolbright expressing concern in
dealing with Sgt. Chenault, prior to
12-15-90. Capt. Shiflet replied
yes, on two occasions when the
patrol captain had not been
available. One was a disagreement
over the legality of some tickets
being issued. This seemed minor and
was referred to Capt. Womack when he
was available.
The second situation involved an
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arrest by Ofc. Woolbright that Sgt.
Chenault released as not being
necessary. Capt. Shiflet advised
Ofc. Woolbright that if he felt he
was badgered, he should instruct his
other shift sergeant, or the patrol
captain.
Mr. Lane asked if Capt. Shiflet was
concerned that he was genuinely
being badgered. Capt. Shiflet said
no, but he perceived Ofc. Woolbright
to believe he was being badgered.
Mr. Lane called Ofc. Timothy
Lindwall. He stated he had been an
officer with NRHPD almost 4 years,
and had almost 8 years total
experience. He stated he had worked
with Ofc. Woolbright as a Field
Training Of f icer ( FTO and a f ellow
officer on the streets. He believes
Ofc. Woolbright to be fully
competent.
Ofc. Lindwall verified that he has
worked with Sgt. Chenault, when he
was too new to the department to bid
for shifts. As he gained seniority,
he bid to work on shifts Sgt.
Chenault was not on. Ofc. Lindwall
felt Sgt. Chenault endangered his
safety, and that of other officers.
Ofc. Lindwall verified that by
reputation, Sgt. Chenault was prone
to potential violence. He stated he
agreed with Capt. Shiflet's
assessment in his report that Sgt.
Chenault was incompetent. He
further stated that he would be
extremely comfortable with the
decision if the Commission chose to
reinstate Ofc. Woolbright.
Mr. McEntire asked if Ofc. Lindwall,
as an FTO, was aware that it was
questionable if Ofc. Woolbright
would make it through his training
period. Ofc. Lindwall said that
there had been some discussion about
it among the FTO's. When asked if
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he was aware of Sgt. Chenault's
intervention on behalf of Ofc.
Woolbright, Ofc. Lindwall said no.
Mr. Lane called Ofc. Bob Curtis. He
stated he is a crime scene ofticer,
and this is his lOth year with the
department. He has 4 years prior
police experience.
Ofc. Curtis related two incidents
which reflected Sgt. Chenault's
temper, one of which resulted in
Ofc. Curtis' indefinite suspension.
At the time, Ofc. Curtis had been
with the department 4 months. When
Ofc. Curtis advised Sgt. Chenault he
was going to seek measures to be
reinstated, a verbal confrontation
was the result. He related Capt.
Shiflet had to intervene before the
situation escalated.
Ofc. Curtis stated he has no problem
with Ofc. Woolbright' s competency as
an officer, and would have no
problem working with him again.
Mr. McEntire asked if Sgt. Chenault
apologized for his actions. Ofc.
Curtis verified he did.
Mr. Lane called Sgt. Ron White. He
stated he has 6 1/2 years with
NRHPD, and 13 1/2 years prior
experience. He has been a sergeant
3 years, assigned to Patrol.
Sgt. White stated he worked with
Of c. Woolbright as an FTO for
appraximately 5 weeks, and that he
was later assigned to his shift for
about 4-6 months. He stated Ofc.
Woolbright was, in his opinion,
above average in his performance.
Sgt. White stated he had not worked
with Sgt. Chenault on the same
shift .
When asked about the incident of 12-
15-90, Sgt. Woolbright related that
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Ofc. Woolbright called him at home
and, with g=eat urgency, stated he
needed Sgt. White at the Police
Department, that he had a problem
with Sgt. Chenault. Sgt. White
arrived at the station after the
incident to find Ofc. Woolbright
with contusions, breathing heavy,
and blood on the floor. Ofc.
Woolbright was upset, in control of
himself, but did not boast.
Sgt. White stated he felt Ofc.
Woolbright to be above average in
competency, and had not problems if
Ofc. Woolbright were to work for
him. He also stated Ofc. Woolbright
is not known for profanity, and is
capable of caring for himself.
Mr. McEntire asked about problems in
the field training phase. Sgt.
White said he was referring to
things he was aware of through other
officers and their daily reports.
He stated that Ofc. Billy Privett
stated Ofc. Woolbright had a
reaction to constructive criticism,
yet Ofc. Privett rated him 4 on a
scale of 1-7.
Sgt. White confirmed he and Ofc.
Woolbright are good friends, but
don't see each other frequently on a
social basis.
Mr. McEntire asked if Sgt. White had
ever heard of a patrolman telling a
sergeant he was going to kill him.
5gt. White said he didn't recall
hearing a serious threat from one
officer to another, but that people
let off steam.
Mr. Lane called Sgt. Lee Pitts. He
stated he has been with the police
department 8 lj2 years, 3 as a
sergeant. He is currently on active
duty in Ft. Hood with the Army.
Sgt. Pitts stated he worked with
Sgt. Chenault during the full 8 1/2
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years. He further related an
incident he witnessed between Sgt.
Chenault and Ofc. Mike Hamlin, at
Ofc. Hamlin's request. Sgt.
Chenault had called Ofc . Hamlin into
the sergeant's office, and Ofc.
Hamlin feared Sgt. Chenault could
lose control. During the heated
exchange, Sgt. Chenault pounded the
desk, and pointed his finger at Ofc.
Hamlin. Sgt. Pitts intervened,
feeling both had lost control. In a
written statement, Sgt. Pitts stated
5gt. Chenault later apologized,
stating "these things happen".
Sgt. Pitts stated that he would have
no problems working with Ofc.
Woolbright if he should be
reinstated.
Sgt. Pitts verified to Mr. McEntire
that Sgt. Chenault apologized for
the incident. He also stated he had
no first hand knowledge of the
December 15th incident. When asked
if he had ever heard of a patrolman
shoving a sergeant down, or
threatening to kill a sergeant, Sgt.
Pitts said no.
Mr. Lane called Roy Woolbright. Mr.
Woolbright stated he is 32 years
old, and gave a brief history of his
background.
Mr. Lane asked about Ofc.
Woolbright's relationship with Sgt.
Chenault. He stated they had a bad
relationship, but didn't know why or
how it started. He stated he does
question things, but he does it to
learn. When he questioned Sgt.
Chenault, the sergeant's response
was that Ofc. Woolbright was hard
headed and stubborn.
Ofc. Woolbright related the incident
on 12-15-90. He stated that Sgt.
Chenault' s command over the radio to
turn off his lights was heard by the
citizen he had stopped, and also
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Officer Eaves, of Richland Hills
Police Department, who was standing
nearby. After the stop, Sgt.
Chenault met with him in the Winn
Dixie parking lot, and advised he
didn't like officers leaving their
overhead lights on during a traffic
stop, and gave his reasons. Ofc.
Woolbright stated he told the
sergeant that it would "be stupid
for me to walk back to my vehicle".
Sgt. Chenault interrupted that Ofc.
Woolbright was calling him stupid.
He further said he was tired of Ofc.
Woolbright being insubordinate, and
to go to the sergeant's office.
Ofc. Woolbright reached the station
first, and called Sgt. White. Ofc.
Woolbright was scared, and
concerned, wanting a witness.
Before Sgt. White got there, Sgt.
Chenault ordered him to his affice
repeating it a second time. Ofc.
Woolbright said "yes sir" and went
in. As soon as they got in the
office, Sgt. Chenault put his finger
in front of Ofc. Woolbright's face
and said, "I'm tired of you being
insubordinate with me, we're going
to finish this issue once and for
all" . Ofc . Woolbright said he asked
Sgt. Chenault to get his finger out
of his face, and get out of his
space. Sgt. Chenault would not do
so. Sgt. Chenault bumped chest to
chest with Ofc. Woolbright, who then
pushed him with both hands to get
him out of his space. Ofc.
Woolbright does not remember seeing
Sgt. Chenault come at him. Ofc.
Woolbright was struck in the nose
and eye, then in the eye again.
Ofc. Woolbright responded in defense
and fought back. They ended up in
the chair. Ofc. Woolbright struck a
couple of times, and asked if he'd
had enough. Sgt. Chenault kneed him
toward the groin area, so Ofc.
Woolbright hit him again a couple of
times. At that time Sgt. Chenault
said he~d had enough.
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Ofc. Woolbright stepped to the door
and asked by radio for Squad 3 to be
sent to the sergeant's office. He
then went to dispatch for a captain
to be contacted. The dispatcher
asked if he was alright. He said he
was, Sgt. Chenault was not. As he
left dispatch, he said "I kicked his
ass". He stated he was not proud of
himself, he was scared.
From dispatch Ofc. Woolbright went
to the restroom. He went from there
to the briefing room, to use the
phone on the podium. He hung up the
phone as Sgt. Chenault walked in the
room, and the sergeant was shouting
something about Ofc. Woolbright
being responsible if there was any
damage from recent gum surgery.
Sgt. Chenault went on to say that he
hoped Ofc. Woolbright was proud for
kicking his ass. Ofc. Woolbright
said he'd kick it again if he came
any closer. He came closer, and
Ofc. Woolbright stated, "stop or
I'll kill you". Sgt. Chenault said
"you'll kill me?". Ofc. Woolbright
retracted it, saying, "no, I'll hurt
you , meaning if he kept coming.
Ofc'. Woolbright stated he never
touched his service weapon. About
that time, Sgt . White came in, and
the paramedics arrived to check on
them.
Mr. Lane asked why Ofc. Woolbright
chose not to resign, and to tell his
story to the commissioners. Mr.
Woolbright stated he waited and
struggled for this position, and
didn't want to give it up. He
apologized for not walking out of
the open door. At the time he was
concerned about getting written up
for insubordination. Mr. Woolbright
told the commission he would like to
return to work for the City, that he
would have no problems working for
the Chief, or any of the captains.
He feels he's learned from the
situation.
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Mr. Lane presented commendations and
certificates for the commission ta
look over.
Mr. McEntire asked if Ofc.
Woolbright was impressed with the
overall professional nature of the
department. He said yes. In
further questioning, Ofc. Woolbright
verified he was not praud of his
mocking actions. In regards to the
podium incident and threat, Ofc.
Woolbright confirmed he was not
afraid of Sgt. Chenault at that
point. The threat was a childish
statement.
Mr. McEntire and Mr. Lane each
presented their closing statements.
Due to the lateness of the hour,
Chairman Pederson adjourned the
hearing at 12:35 a.m., to reconvene
the following evening, March 7,
1991, at ?:00 for deliberation.
The meeting reconvened March 7,
1991. Chairman Pederson stated for
the record that the appeal hearing
had originally been posted for
February 20, but was postponed until
March 6 at the request of Mr.
Woolbright's attorney. The
Commission then recessed for
deliberation.
Upon reconvening, Commissioner Jeff
Newsom made the statement that the
Commission was unable ta find
grounds to overturn the action of
the Chief of Police, and made the
motion that the indefinite
suspension of Roy Woolbright be
upheld. Commissioner Cope seconded
the motion. Those in favor were
Chairman Pederson, Commissioners
Newsom, Cope, and Roark.
Commissioner Roux voted against the
motion. Motion carried.
4. ADJOURNMENT Chairman Pederson adjaurned the
meeting.
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Chai a eorge Pederson
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Civil Service Secretar on McKinney
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