Kronk gets the boot
Kronk gets the boot
TomTerrific0420 on Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:25 am
Roy Kronk, the utility meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's bones, has been fired by Orange County.
Kronk was terminated late Tuesday after failing to attend a disciplinary hearing for an as-yet-undisclosed issue, records show.
"Roy Kronk was scheduled to attend a pre-determination hearing
yesterday to address issues pertaining to his employment with the
County. He failed to show for the hearing, and a decision has been
issued terminating his employment effective immediately," the county
wrote Kronk's lawyer. "Therefore, the County shall not pay any legal
fees associated with representing Mr. Kronk that are incurred from this
point forward."
The letter was written by Assistant County Attorney Peter A. Lichtman
to Orlando lawyer David Evans, who had been paid by the county to
represent Kronk after the skeletal remains were found in December.
"We appreciate the courtesy and professionalism you have demonstrated
throughout your excellent representation of Mr. Kronk," Lichtman wrote.
"Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to
contact me."
Kronk had been working most recently in Orange County Utility's fiscal and administrative support division.
The county fired Kronk for failing to attend a pre-determination
hearing on Tuesday, one step in the county's disciplinary process which
can end in termination.
"He was basically unable to perform the essential functions of his
job," said Ron Nielsen, interim Deputy Director of Orange County
Utilities. "I'm not at liberty to discuss the reasons why."
Kronk most recently was working in the utilities warehouse as an
inventory specialist responsible for receiving, issuing and repairing
supplies. The utility employs about 800 workers, said Nielsen.
Kronk found the missing child's remains on Dec. 11, after previously
searching the samea wooded lot near the Anthony home in the Chickasaw
Oaks neighborhood in August. At the time, he was assigned to check
utility meters for the county.
The discovery of Caylee Anthony's remains was a major development in
the case over the toddler's disappearance which was first reported to
authorities in July – a month after her mother Casey Anthony says she
disappeared.
The meter reader's successful sleuthing was an intense embarrassment to
the Orange County Sheriff's Office which had searched the area and
failed to find anything. A deputy who responded to a 911 call made by
Kronk in August about suspicious-looking items in the wooded lot was
fired for failing to adequately investigate the information.
Sudden fame followed the discovery.
Orange County hired Evans of the Mateer Harbert law firm to represent
Kronk believing he would be overwhelmed by media requests for
interviews. The county set a $10,000 limit on Evans' bills, which had
to be raised $2,500 more even after Evans discounted his hourly rate
about $100 to $225 an hour, records show.
Until then, Kronk had been a low-profile, $10.60-an- hour county
worker. His discovery landed him on Good Morning America TV show in
January. He later was given $5,000 by Orlando lawyer Mark NeJame, money
NeJame had earned representing George and Cindy Anthony, the parents of
Caylee Anthony's mother, Casey.
Kronk was terminated late Tuesday after failing to attend a disciplinary hearing for an as-yet-undisclosed issue, records show.
"Roy Kronk was scheduled to attend a pre-determination hearing
yesterday to address issues pertaining to his employment with the
County. He failed to show for the hearing, and a decision has been
issued terminating his employment effective immediately," the county
wrote Kronk's lawyer. "Therefore, the County shall not pay any legal
fees associated with representing Mr. Kronk that are incurred from this
point forward."
The letter was written by Assistant County Attorney Peter A. Lichtman
to Orlando lawyer David Evans, who had been paid by the county to
represent Kronk after the skeletal remains were found in December.
"We appreciate the courtesy and professionalism you have demonstrated
throughout your excellent representation of Mr. Kronk," Lichtman wrote.
"Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to
contact me."
Kronk had been working most recently in Orange County Utility's fiscal and administrative support division.
The county fired Kronk for failing to attend a pre-determination
hearing on Tuesday, one step in the county's disciplinary process which
can end in termination.
"He was basically unable to perform the essential functions of his
job," said Ron Nielsen, interim Deputy Director of Orange County
Utilities. "I'm not at liberty to discuss the reasons why."
Kronk most recently was working in the utilities warehouse as an
inventory specialist responsible for receiving, issuing and repairing
supplies. The utility employs about 800 workers, said Nielsen.
Kronk found the missing child's remains on Dec. 11, after previously
searching the samea wooded lot near the Anthony home in the Chickasaw
Oaks neighborhood in August. At the time, he was assigned to check
utility meters for the county.
The discovery of Caylee Anthony's remains was a major development in
the case over the toddler's disappearance which was first reported to
authorities in July – a month after her mother Casey Anthony says she
disappeared.
The meter reader's successful sleuthing was an intense embarrassment to
the Orange County Sheriff's Office which had searched the area and
failed to find anything. A deputy who responded to a 911 call made by
Kronk in August about suspicious-looking items in the wooded lot was
fired for failing to adequately investigate the information.
Sudden fame followed the discovery.
Orange County hired Evans of the Mateer Harbert law firm to represent
Kronk believing he would be overwhelmed by media requests for
interviews. The county set a $10,000 limit on Evans' bills, which had
to be raised $2,500 more even after Evans discounted his hourly rate
about $100 to $225 an hour, records show.
Until then, Kronk had been a low-profile, $10.60-an- hour county
worker. His discovery landed him on Good Morning America TV show in
January. He later was given $5,000 by Orlando lawyer Mark NeJame, money
NeJame had earned representing George and Cindy Anthony, the parents of
Caylee Anthony's mother, Casey.
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Re: Kronk gets the boot
kiwimom on Thu Oct 29, 2009 5:05 pm
Roy Kronk, the utility meter reader who found Caylee Anthony's bones, has been fired by Orange County.
Kronk was terminated late Tuesday after failing to attend a
disciplinary hearing for excessive absenteeism following an injury at
work. Records show he used up all his sick time and medical leave.
"It is my understanding that Mr. Kronk injured his neck and shoulder
while lifting and placing boxes in an Orange County Utilities
warehouse,'' David Evans, Kronk's attorney, wrote in an email to the
media.
"Roy Kronk was scheduled to attend a pre-determination hearing
yesterday to address issues pertaining to his employment with the
County. He failed to show for the hearing, and a decision has been
issued terminating his employment effective immediately," the county
wrote Kronk's lawyer. "Therefore, the County shall not pay any legal
fees associated with representing Mr. Kronk that are incurred from this
point forward."
The letter was written by Assistant County Attorney Peter A. Lichtman
to Evans, who had been paid by the county to represent Kronk after the
skeletal remains were found in December.
Evans responded to his client's dismissal by writing on Thursday, "The
termination of Mr. Kronk relates to a difference of opinion between Mr.
Kronk and Orange County regarding a workplace injury sustained by Mr.
Kronk in the course of his job duties at an Orange County Utilities
warehouse. This dispute arose because Mr. Kronk's management directed
him to resume work duties after his injury, and Mr. Kronk and his
health care providers did not consider it to be safe or medically
appropriate to resume those duties at this time. "
Kronk was terminated late Tuesday after failing to attend a
disciplinary hearing for excessive absenteeism following an injury at
work. Records show he used up all his sick time and medical leave.
"It is my understanding that Mr. Kronk injured his neck and shoulder
while lifting and placing boxes in an Orange County Utilities
warehouse,'' David Evans, Kronk's attorney, wrote in an email to the
media.
"Roy Kronk was scheduled to attend a pre-determination hearing
yesterday to address issues pertaining to his employment with the
County. He failed to show for the hearing, and a decision has been
issued terminating his employment effective immediately," the county
wrote Kronk's lawyer. "Therefore, the County shall not pay any legal
fees associated with representing Mr. Kronk that are incurred from this
point forward."
The letter was written by Assistant County Attorney Peter A. Lichtman
to Evans, who had been paid by the county to represent Kronk after the
skeletal remains were found in December.
Evans responded to his client's dismissal by writing on Thursday, "The
termination of Mr. Kronk relates to a difference of opinion between Mr.
Kronk and Orange County regarding a workplace injury sustained by Mr.
Kronk in the course of his job duties at an Orange County Utilities
warehouse. This dispute arose because Mr. Kronk's management directed
him to resume work duties after his injury, and Mr. Kronk and his
health care providers did not consider it to be safe or medically
appropriate to resume those duties at this time. "
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