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(image of Mark Davis at link)
Brownsville Alderman Mark Davis, who has had his share of run-ins with the law since taking office, faces a preliminary hearing Nov. 15 on two felony counts of altering a temporary drive-out tag and filing a false report about the tag.
Davis, 31, was arrested by Brownsville Police on the evening of Oct. 14 at approximately 7:45 p.m. He appeared via video conference Monday before General Sessions Judge Roland Reid, who set bond at $5,000, which has been posted.
Davis, who represents Ward 2 in the southeastern part of the city and is one of four aldermen on the board, told the judge he planned on hiring an attorney. As of Friday, there was no la
wyer of record on file with the Haywood County General Sessions court cl
erk.
Attempts to reach Davis were unsuccessful. The phone number given on his arrest report had been disconnected.
"The matter was handled by Brownsville Police, with some ancillary help by the CID Division of the Tennessee Highway Patrol," said Brownsville Police Chief Gil Kendrick. "I don't know the full details of the arrest and can't comment at this time."
Davis, employed as a bus driver by the Fayette County School System, was elected to the Brownsville City Council in June 2002. He previously worked as a bus driver for the Haywood County system, but lost the job after not paying a ticket for speeding in a school zone, according to Jackson Sun files.
Mayor Webb Banks said that, under the city charter, "until the court's action is complete, it will not affect his position on the Board of Aldermen."
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e false report charge is a Class D felony and carries a possible sentence of two to 12 years and a $5,000 fine, according to Kendrick.
The tag-alter
ing charge is a Class E felony with a potential penalty of as much as one to six years and a $3,000 fine.</span>
If Davis were convicted in the matter, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen would declare a vacancy, removing him from office.
Davis won a court case to formally claim his seat after the June 2002 election. Former alderman Doyle Burroughs contested Davis' victory, saying Davis didn't live in Ward 2. Davis won the case, saying he lived with relatives.
Since then, he has appeared in court on a variety of charges, none of them felonies. <span style='color:red]He walked out of a February 2003 council meeting, saying that he was being mistreated by city officials.[/color]
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(image of Mark Davis at link)
Brownsville Alderman Mark Davis, who has had his share of run-ins with the law since taking office, faces a preliminary hearing Nov. 15 on two felony counts of altering a temporary drive-out tag and filing a false report about the tag.
Davis, 31, was arrested by Brownsville Police on the evening of Oct. 14 at approximately 7:45 p.m. He appeared via video conference Monday before General Sessions Judge Roland Reid, who set bond at $5,000, which has been posted.
Davis, who represents Ward 2 in the southeastern part of the city and is one of four aldermen on the board, told the judge he planned on hiring an attorney. As of Friday, there was no la
wyer of record on file with the Haywood County General Sessions court cl
erk.
Attempts to reach Davis were unsuccessful. The phone number given on his arrest report had been disconnected.
"The matter was handled by Brownsville Police, with some ancillary help by the CID Division of the Tennessee Highway Patrol," said Brownsville Police Chief Gil Kendrick. "I don't know the full details of the arrest and can't comment at this time."
Davis, employed as a bus driver by the Fayette County School System, was elected to the Brownsville City Council in June 2002. He previously worked as a bus driver for the Haywood County system, but lost the job after not paying a ticket for speeding in a school zone, according to Jackson Sun files.
Mayor Webb Banks said that, under the city charter, "until the court's action is complete, it will not affect his position on the Board of Aldermen."
[color=red>Th
e false report charge is a Class D felony and carries a possible sentence of two to 12 years and a $5,000 fine, according to Kendrick.
The tag-alter
ing charge is a Class E felony with a potential penalty of as much as one to six years and a $3,000 fine.</span>
If Davis were convicted in the matter, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen would declare a vacancy, removing him from office.
Davis won a court case to formally claim his seat after the June 2002 election. Former alderman Doyle Burroughs contested Davis' victory, saying Davis didn't live in Ward 2. Davis won the case, saying he lived with relatives.
Since then, he has appeared in court on a variety of charges, none of them felonies. <span style='color:red]He walked out of a February 2003 council meeting, saying that he was being mistreated by city officials.[/color]
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