CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST HEARNE CITY MANAGER
Officials in Hearne say charges of misusing city funds against their city manager have been dismissed.
Hearne Mayor Ruben Gomez and City Attorney Bryan Russ announced at Tuesday night's city council meeting, that the charges against City Manager Pee Wee Drake had been dropped.
Drake had been indicted on in October by a grand jury.
Russ says 82nd District Court Judge Robert Stem granted the motion for dismissal on March 7. Russ did not release terms of the agreement.
Drake was accused of using city funds to pay a city employee while the employee was jailed in January 2015 on charges related to driving while intoxicated.
Drake said the employee received pay for sick time and vacation he had built up while working for the city.
In July, Drake retired from the city manager position, but was rehired in October, just a day after his indictment.
i wonder how the lawsuit is going against the city of Hearne over the firing of an Officer that did nothing wrong??
Hearne is an interesting city, they always seem to be mired in scandal.