Oppression charge against former Williamson County judge dismissed
An official oppression charge against former Williamson County Judge Dan Gattis was dismissed the day after Sheriff Robert Chody sent an email to an assistant county attorney saying he longer wanted to pursue it.
“It is not my desire to see any conviction on the Judges record for an anger outburst,” said the email Chody sent to Assistant County Attorney Jason Nassour on Jan. 8.
“I also do not want to utilize county resources any longer for someone who is not employed with the county.”
Williamson County Sheriff Chief Deputy Tim Ryle told the American-Statesman in July that Gattis threatened to “zero out” the budget of the sheriff’s office if Sheriff Robert Chody did not stop tweeting about internal county issues. Ryle said Gattis made the threat to him at a Commissioners Court meeting July 17.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20190115/oppression-charge-against-former-williamson-county-judge-dismissed
