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A Chattanooga man who was charged with a double murder in Cleveland was found not guilty of first-degree murder.
A Bradley County jury deliberated for 11 hours before delivering the verdict on Saturday in the case of Alfonzo Johnson, 48.
He was found guilty of conspiracy and facilitation of murder, tampering with evidence and one of the two abuse of corpse charges.
Sentencing will be in February.
Johnson was represented by attorney Ben McGowan of Chattanooga.
Christopher Roberson is awaiting trial in the case in which James Ledford and Jaclyn (Markcloud) Carroll Smith were killed in 2019.
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The Cleveland City Council met on Monday covering several items of business. City Manager Joe Fivas gave updates on various road projects. An upcoming project to repair the entrance and exit ramps at Exit 27 is set to be bid in mid-2023, with no design as of yet. The J-turn project at 25th Street will also be bid at the same time. Fivas also discussed concerns regarding homelessness issues in Cleveland, and how some homeless people are dealt with by police. He presented a 15-step action plan with ideas on how to address the issue. This will involve working with state legislators, the Health Department, Tennova, and the county jail. Cleveland Police Chief Mark Gibson commented on how the department deals with homeless situations.
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Kevin Brooks, mayor of Cleveland, was elected to the board of directors of the Tennessee Municipal League (TML) during the League’s annual business meeting recently held in Gatlinburg. Bobby King, Henderson mayor, was elected President.
In a statement, Mayor Brooks stated that it is an honor to represent the City of Cleveland as an At-Large Member of the Board of Directors. He said there is much to learn from the very experienced Mayors from across the state and much to gain for our city by being at the TML Board table.
Mayor Brooks was nominated by the TML membership for consideration by a five-member nominating committee composed of municipal officials statewide. He was then elected for a one-year term by a majority vote of the membership. Any current elected or appointed official with a municipality that is a participating member of the Tennessee Municipal League was encouraged to submit the name(s) of deserving and qualified individual(s) for consideration.
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At the 2022 National History Day competition, Bradley County Student Jessie Henderson earned 3rd Place and the Next Generation Angels Award from the Better Angels Society for the Senior Individual Documentary, More Than Potatoes: Debate and Diplomacy in the Mission of the USS Jamestown.
Henderson was among 21 Tennessee students whose group or individual projects earned recognition at National History Day. Henderson is a student at Bradley Central High School under the guidance of educator Julie Mitchell.
National History Day allows students to showcase their creativity and research skills by developing documentaries, exhibits, papers, performances or websites with historical themes. The theme of this year’s contest was Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences.
Sixty-one Tennessee middle and high school students earned the right to compete in the 2022 National History Day competition after competing in the statewide Tennessee History Day competition. Tennessee History Day is organized by the Tennessee Historical Society and co-sponsored by the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office and Humanities Tennessee.
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The Bradley County Commission met on Monday covering several items of business. The Finance Committee has requested a letter be sent to the Election Commission in respect to the Election Commission over-spending, which will be voted on September 6th. Commissioner Crye discusses issues at Sunset Memorial Gardens. There had been issues there in the past, and they were being improved. However, there are concerns it is going back to the prior problematic condition it was in. A representative from the DA’s office used to tour regularly to keep up with matters, but that has not been done since his retirement. There are concerns that, at 170 burials per year, the cemetery will fill up and may have issues if the owners are no longer making money. There was discussion by the commissioners about how to handle and address the issues.
