Above, supporters of State Rep. Jim Cobb, left, congratulate the state lawmaker after a Rhea County jury cleared him of assault charges stemming from an incident at the Frazier polling location on Aug. 2.
Published: 1:30 PM, 11/16/2012
Last updated: 1:34 PM, 11/16/2012
Author: Reed Johnson Source: The Herald-News
A jury of six women and six men found State Rep. Jim Cobb,
R-Spring City, not guilty of assault on Tuesday.
The jury returned the not guilty verdict,
acquitting the lawmaker of an assault charge stemming from an Aug. 2 election day incident at the
Frazier polling location.
"The verdict speaks for itself," Cobb said after the
trial.
For further details, see the Sunday edition of The Herald-News.
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