Posted on 06/23/2022 1:56:19 PM PDT by conservative98
Embattled Uvalde School District Police Chief Pete Arredondo, who’s been blamed for the failed police response to the massacre of 19 children and two teachers and who doubles as a city council member, could lose his seat at the next city council meeting.
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Arredondo has already missed two public meetings, claiming he’s had death threats, according to the Texas Tribune.
Under a local Uvalde ordinance, a council member who misses three meetings must be removed from office. Since the city council voted unanimously to deny him a leave of absence, Arredondo could be ousted after the next meeting on July 12 if he doesn’t show up.
The Uvalde city attorney did not immediately respond to The Post request for how that process would play out.
“You can remove him because he’s going to vacate his seat. Your agenda (item) is a decision not to give Arredondo a leave of absence. Why the hell would you?” Hammond said to cheers from her fellow residents.
Hammond explained to the mayor and city council that she and other residents looked into recalling Arredondo before realizing they couldn’t because he hasn’t served in his seat for eight months. They also tried to change the city charter, before hitting another roadblock. The charter has recently been amended and can’t be changed again for another two years.
“Let him miss three meetings. He’s my councilman. Don’t waste any more time on him.”
Before the May 24 shooting, Arredondo ran for and won a seat on Uvalde’s city council, getting sworn in away from public view days after the massacre. He has not attended any council meetings since the shooting and has stayed out of the public eye.
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What he really needs is a good waterboarding to find out just WHO paid him to do his dastardly deed. Betcha it leads right to DC....
Is this the worst that can happen to him?
For a preview of what his life is about to become, Google “Scot Peterson Parkland” and see what has happened to him.
Well, he could always go full Boorda…
Nine agencies and departments were represented in the hallway. Local, state and fed.
Scumbag doesn’t have the integrity to resign. For that reason alone he should be axed.
And the cops. This, “I was following orders” BS, doesn’t fly.
Loosing his freedom for the rest of his life wouldn’t be beyond the pale.
Union Jobs.. what sane man stands down in that situation? Let alone GROUP of men stand down in that situation and “wait”??
could lose a seat? He should lose a lot more than that.
I wish there was an old episode of ‘Walker Texas Ranger’
Where there is a similar situation and they try to stop him from going in.
Let's hope so.
He should lose his head, not just his council seat.
Every cop there that day need to face charges.
“Nine agencies and departments were represented in the hallway. Local, state and fed.”
Had not realized it was 9, but don’t doubt that, will try to count them up. So far the only agency that is looking good is Border Patrol. Odd or Ironic since responding to a school shooting would not be in their normal “responsibility” or “jurisdiction”.
The “facts” on this keep changing almost daily, for the worse, so will try to keep an open mind on who did what when. No doubt a huge failure at many points.
He didn’t miss those first two meetings, he was outside of the council room the whole time waiting for backup with his radio off. It’s ki d of his thing now.
Not much at all.
And only one mother and one father had the courage to enter.
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