Well, the other shoe has finally dropped.
After months of grumbling from those who had to work around him, the The Cameron County District Attorney's Office has placed Chuck Mattingly, its its top prosecutor, on leave just weeks before an election where he is seeking the post.Cameron County District Attorney's Office spokesman Jason Moody confirmed that Mattingly, a Republican, was placed on leave from his job at the DA's office. Mattingly is still an employee with the office but is classified as being "on leave."
Mattingly is facing Democrat Luis Saenz in the election.
Rumors have run rampant throughout the campaign of Mattingly's absence from his position after he was sent to San Benito because of his "disruptive" behavior with his underlings. Some even claimed that Chuck would grow irate if the DA's staff would not support him politically.
Staff members also grumbled about his extended absence from the office after he broke his leg. His being placed on leave without pay now frees him to campaign without pretense of holding down his $106,000 salary.
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