CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Bradley County Sheriff’s Office has searched the business and home of Bradley County Commissioner Howard Thompson.
A woman who answered the first of two calls to Thompson’s cell phone said he was not available. The second call was not answered.
According to District Attorney General Steve Bebb, the search grew out of a traffic stop by the 10th Judicial District Task Force.
Cleveland police and the sheriff’s department were called to the scene and the unidentified motorist reportedly told officers he had stolen property in his vehicle and intended to sell it at the U.S. Highway 64 flea market owned by Thompson.
The investigation is continuing, Bebb said.