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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- State Rep. Jim Cobb has been arrested on an
assault charge after a woman in a wheelchair said she felt physically
threatened by the Spring City Republican on the day of the primary election.
A spokesman for the Rhea County Sherriff's Office said Cobb was
booked and released on $3,000 bond on Tuesday. Cobb, who has served in
the Legislature for six years, lost the Aug. 2 Republican primary to
insurance agent Ron Travis by 103 votes.
A grand jury indictment handed down Monday said Cobb caused Wanda
Sue Goins, a Travis supporter, to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury.
Cobb in a phone interview denied that he threatened the woman and
called the allegations politically motivated.
Cobb is the third Republican state lawmaker indicted in the past year.
assault charge after a woman in a wheelchair said she felt physically
threatened by the Spring City Republican on the day of the primary election.
A spokesman for the Rhea County Sherriff's Office said Cobb was
booked and released on $3,000 bond on Tuesday. Cobb, who has served in
the Legislature for six years, lost the Aug. 2 Republican primary to
insurance agent Ron Travis by 103 votes.
A grand jury indictment handed down Monday said Cobb caused Wanda
Sue Goins, a Travis supporter, to reasonably fear imminent bodily injury.
Cobb in a phone interview denied that he threatened the woman and
called the allegations politically motivated.
Cobb is the third Republican state lawmaker indicted in the past year.
Wednesday, October 3 2012, 03:49 AM CDT
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Couple's bodies found in their Blount County home
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LOUISVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Blount (blunt) County sheriff's office says preliminary results of autopsies on the bodies of a couple found dead in their home in Louisville (LEW'-ihs-vil) show their deaths are consistent with murder-suicide.
Marian O'Briant said in an email that it appears 54-year-old Steven Adkins shot 53-year-old Rebecca Adkins, then shot himself.
O'Briant said a family member found the bodies Sunday night. It wasn't clear how long they had been dead.
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