Allen Mayor Pro Tem Gary Caplinger resigns after arrest on child pornography charges
Allen Mayor Pro Tem Gary Caplinger resigns after arrest on child pornography charges He felt that resigning would be the best for not only him and his family but also for the city, his attorney said. File photo of the Collin County Courthouse(Staff) Todd Shapiro said the pressure for Caplinger to resign came almost immediately after his arrest last week. “I received calls, emails and texts from officials with the city of Allen requesting that Gary step down as mayor pro tem,” Shapiro said Thursday. The city said in a news release Wednesday that it plans to finalize Caplinger’s resignati...