A Franklin County, Tenn., commissioner was arrested Tuesday after allegations that he offered a woman money and drugs in exchange for sex, authorities say.
Commissioner John Anthony Page, 55, of 2982 Old Tullahoma Road in Winchester, was charged about 11 a.m. CDT Tuesday with possession of schedule IV drugs and promoting prostitution, according to Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Chris Guess.
Investigators who heard allegations about a similar incident about a year ago began laying the groundwork for a sting-type operation Tuesday in Decherd, Tenn., Guess said.
That day Page went to a Franklin County woman’s house where officers were concealed, he said. When the offer was made, Page was taken into custody without incident, according to Guess.
Page’s phone number is unlisted, and he could not be reached for comment.