Bastrop, Tx–Assistant Police Chief Matt Wagner was effectively placed in charge of the 25-member department on Tuesday, according to City Manager Michael Talbot, and the status of Police Chief David Board is under review.
Board was arrested on a drunk driving charge in Austin Monday evening, according to media reports, and released on $5,000 bail. At a meeting with Board on Tuesday morning, the chief asked for some time off to address personal issues, and Wagner was placed in charge of department operations, acccording to Talbot.
The city manager has not made a decision on Board’s request, he said i Wednesday. He declined to say when a decision might be forthcoming.
Board has been a member of the Bastrop Police Department for more than 24 years. Former Chief Ronnie Duncan promoted Board to sergeant. The late Chief Bill Anderson made Board the department’s first lieutenant.
Board assumed the chief’s role upon Anderson’s retirement.