News for Monday, April 18th

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From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…

Rhea County Executive George Thacker agreed this week to plead guilty to a charge of felony wire fraud related to the unlawful receipt of more than $500,000 in federal coronavirus aid.

The federal charge could carry as much as 20 years in federal prison and the county executive will resign his post by the time he makes the plea final, his attorney said Friday.

According to federal court documents filed Thursday in federal court in Chattanooga, Thacker, as owner of locally-based Thacker Corporation, agreed Wednesday to enter a guilty plea to one count of wire fraud related to his obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program, or “PPP” loans, through the Small Business Administration, and an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL), all totaling $665,600.

Thacker devised a scheme to defraud and to obtain money and property by means of materially false and fraudulent pretenses, representations and promises concerning the receipt and use of the loan funding he used to invest in cryptocurrency, the plea agreement states.

The hearing should happen by the end of the month.

From WSMV Nashville…

One person was injured by gunfire in the baggage claim area of Nashville International Airport on Sunday morning.

A spokesperson for the airport said an individual entered the baggage claim area at 7:07 a.m. with a firearm threatening harm to themselves. The individual discharged the firearm, injuring themselves. There were no other major injuries.

From NewsChannel 9…

Rhea County Detective Rocky Potter says the search for a worker trapped in a trench came to an unfortunate end.

Detective Potter says crews recovered the body of one worker around 1:00 a.m. Sunday.

Originally, crews told officials they believed two men were trapped, but Potter says, it turns out, only one man was trapped.

Potter confirms he is deceased.