LUFKIN, Texas (KTRE) - A former county employee who has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against his employer was cited and eventually fired for multiple alleged violations while working as a supervisor for the City of Lufkin.
Chuck Walker filed a lawsuit on June 3, alleging he was wrongfully fired after he reported criminal behavior by Pct. 3 Commissioner Terry Pitts.
Angelina County’s commissioners voted to fire Walker on March 22. The decision came after Walker was indicted on a charge of tampering with a government document.
Walker is accused of approving a false entry on an employee time sheet. However, he has claimed he was let go in retaliation.
Before he was hired as unit road engineer in October 2021, Walker was employed with the City of Lufkin and was fired in November of 2020.
KTRE received documents on disciplinary actions against Walker after submitting an open records request to the City of Lufkin.
The first such action occurred in February of 2018. A corrective action report from then-City Manager Keith Wright details how a city employee with the fleet department was applying for a promotion. The employee said Walker supplied him with copies of applications of two applicants for the position.
“[Redacted] had indicated to Arnold that he was nervous about possession the copies of his competitors’ applications, had so advised Walker and that he .. made clear to Walker that he was applying for the same position. [Redacted] further stated that Walker had told him he...
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