FRANKLIN, Tenn. – A Williamson County commissioner is facing a gun charge.
According to WKRN-TV, Barb Sturgeon turned herself in on Friday after a grand jury charged her with carrying or possessing a gun on school grounds.
The charges stem from a November incident in which Sturgeon reportedly carried a gun into a work session for the Williamson County School Board.
“The commissioner had a purse which resembled a purse that she had previously displayed on Facebook, which had a holster and a pistol inside,” Sheriff Jeff Long said in a statement. “A weapon was found in her purse.”
A spokeswoman for the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office said Sturgeon bonded out Friday after paying $5,000. She is due in court on Dec. 15.