Texas Agent Who Shot and Killed Chihuahua Named “Sassy” No Longer With FBI
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com
The Texas FBI agent who shot and killed his neighbor’s 3 pound Chihuahua named “Sassy” with a pellet rifle in the Waco, Tex. area in 2008, is no longer with the FBI.
Erik Vasys, an FBI spokesman in San Antonio, on Tuesday confirmed that agent Leslie Ledger, 41, was “no longer an employee of the FBI.” He declined to discuss the circumstances behind Ledger’s departure several weeks ago. Ledger had been under internal investigation for the shooting, and had been expected to face some type of discipline, in all likelihood ranging from a suspension to a firing.
“Personnel actions are matters between the FBI and the employee themselves,” Vasys said in a statement. “As such, the Federal Privacy Act prohibits any further comment by the FBI on these matters.”
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Posted: December 15th, 2009 under FBI, News Story.
Tags: Chihuahua, FBI, Leslie Ledger, shot
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