Tennessee mayor arrested days before election
RED BOILING SPRINGS, Tenn. (AP) — A mayor in Tennessee who is up for re-election has been arrested after police say he tried to get a pill press that had been used to make illegal drugs.
The Macon County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday arrested Red Boiling Springs Mayor Joel Coe on charges of criminal conspiracy and tampering with evidence. He’s up for re-election Saturday against two opponents.
WZTV-TV obtained the arrest affidavit and first reported it .
The affidavit says Coe w
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