69-Year Old Joe Frank Jernigan Charged With Misdemeanor Theft

Apr 09, 2014 at 08:17 pm by bryan


A report from the Rutherford County Sheriffs Office indicates that 69-year old Joe Frank Jernigan of Readyvile was charged with misdemeanor theft Wednesday by Matt Harvey. WGNS' Dan Eidem has more...

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VERBATIM: The 6th District Rutherford County Commissioner was allegedly caught on camera stealing his opponent's political advertising sign.

To further complicate the issue, the family on whose property the sign was located, claims that Jernigan was driving a vehicle with Rutherford County government license tags. The commissioner works for the Rutherford County Highway Department and has use of a county car.

He was booked into Rutherford County Adult Detention Center on a criminal summons that was taken out by the Anderson family who reportedly confronted Commissioner Jernigan on their property.

It is important to note that a summons is not a warrant, but a document that orders the suspect to appear in General Sessions Court.

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