Fair Oaks Ranch announces retirement of embattled police chief [Video]

FAIR OAKS RANCH, Texas – The chief of the Fair Oaks Ranch Police Department has formally stepped down from his position, officials have confirmed.

In an announcement posted to the city’s website and social media late last week, officials thanked Chief Tim Moring for his nearly two decades of service to the department.

The retirement of Moring comes amid an ongoing lawsuit filed against the city by a former officer earlier this year.

Lacey Gonzalez, a six-year veteran of Fair Oaks Ranch PD who was terminated in early October after detailing a number of complaints against Moring, sued the city in January in Bexar County District Court under the Texas Whistleblower Act.

The 20-page lawsuit, which noted that Gonzalez has exhausted her appeals for reinstatement to the department, largely mirrored a 14-page internal complaint she filed against Moring last summer.

Among the suit’s accusations …