Here is your Cleveland, Tenn. | Bradley County, Tenn. news on mymix1041.com, sponsored by Toyota of Cleveland: From the Cleveland Daily Banner… Tim
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From the Cleveland Daily Banner…
Tim Siniard reports: A pickup truck belonging to a former Bradley County commissioner was seized by the U.S. Marshals Service earlier this month in connection to a default court judgment involving a dispute over a vintage car’s restoration. The Feb. 11 seizure of Dan Rawls’ vehicle was confirmed by a U.S. Marshals official, who did not want to be named because he was not authorized to speak on the record.
Rawls represented Bradley County’s 6th District from 2014-18 until he was unseated by Tim Mason. On Tuesday, Feb. 22, Rawls told the Cleveland Daily Banner the incident concerning the pickup truck was “not true.” However, he declined to answer any questions from the Banner.
The vehicle, a Ford F-150, was registered to Rawls, according to Lynn Adkins, a paralegal for Chattanooga attorney Susie Lodico, who represents plaintiff Jerry Nutt, a retired dentist living in Florida. On Monday, Adkins confirmed to the Banner the truck will be sold to fulfill a $54,158.86 judgment against Rawls, with the first lien holder to be paid, followed by Nutt. Southeast Bank in Athens was listed on the writ of garnishment.
Westwood Baptist Church is holding its 2nd annual Regional Security Seminar. The seminar will be held at the church on Friday, Feb. 25th and Saturday, Feb. 26th.
The seminar focuses on teaching churches ways to keep their congregation safe. Doctor Tim Rupp will be speaking at this year’s seminar. He will be providing tools and knowledge from his experience of years in law enforcement and church security.
Reservations are still available. It costs $15 to attend. Lunch will be provided.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s office says Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston violated the state’s nepotism policy when he married a subordinate and hired her brother, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Pinkston, who has served as the top prosecutor for Tennessee’s 11th Judicial District since 2014, married Melydia Clewell in 2019 and appointed her brother, Kerry Clewell, as an investigator in 2020.
The report recommended that both employees either be transferred to another governmental entity or terminated. District Attorney Pinkston issued a statement indicating both employees will be placed on leave effective immediately.
