CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Local bail bondsman and former Cleveland City Councilman Rod Davis was arrested today on a felony theft charge, according to Assistant District Attorney Stephen Hatchett.
Mr. Davis was indicted on single count of theft of property over $10,000, Mr. Hatchett said. The charge comes in connection with a complaint that Mr. Davis accepted a deed to property in order to secure a bond, officials said.
Paperwork in the case was still being processed this afternoon and many details were not immediately available.
Mr. Hatchett said Mr. Davis was arrested at the Bradley County Justice Center around 11 a.m. by TBI agent Barry Brakebill, and that he made bond shortly afterward and was released.
He could not immediately be reached for comment.
No arraignment date has been set, Circuit Court Clerk Gayla Miller said.
Mr. Davis served on the Cleveland City Council seat until 2006, when he was defeated by Bill Estes.
See Tuesday’s Times Free Press for complete coverage.
Randall Higgins covers news in Cleveland, Tenn., for the Times Free Press. He started work with the Chattanooga Times in 1977 and joined the staff of the Chattanooga Times Free Press when the Free Press and Times merged in 1999. Randall has covered Southeast Tennessee, Northwest Georgia and Alabama. He now covers Cleveland and Bradley County and the neighboring region. Randall is a Cleveland native. He has bachelor’s degree from Tennessee Technological University. His awards ...
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