CHATTANOOGA
Man shot by police on Rossville Boulevard indicted
David Alan Wooten, 45, is being charged with two counts of aggravated assault, one count of reckless endangerment and one count of evading arrest.
Wooten was shot during an altercation with police officers on Aug. 14.
The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Division arrested Wooten in Bradley County on Friday.
Wooten’s bond has been set at $40,000.
NASHVILLE
Supreme Court orders judge returned to bench
The Tennessee Supreme Court ordered Friday that a former Chattanooga City Court judge who had been placed on disability inactive status be returned to the active practice of law.
Judge Walter Williams was placed on disability inactive status on Aug. 25, 2015, by order of the state Supreme Court, after the judge suffered a stroke around Christmas 2015. This May, he filed a petition to be reinstated to active status, which has now been granted, according to Friday’s order.
ROSSVILLE, GA.
Man charged after leaving suspicious package for Trump
Calhoun Police have charged a Rossville, Ga. resident in connection with a suspicious package left behind at the Calhoun National Guard Armory in Calhoun, Ga.
At 7:15 a.m. Friday morning, a white male identified as Kenneth LeBron Medley entered onto the property of the National Guard Armory and spoke with guardsmen demanding they hold a package for President Donald Trump. Medley, 55, then left traveling south on Rivers Street. A deputy with the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office stopped Medley on Highway 53.
“The item does not appear to contain anything that would pose a threat, however we will continue to investigate this incident in an effort to find a definitive answer as to why the package was left at this particular location, and to uncover any possible threats that may exist in connection with this incident,” Calhoun Police Department Capt. Tony Pyle said.
Medley has been charged with one count of criminal trespass, and remains in the Gordon County Jail with further charges pending.
CLANTON, ALA.
Copperheads bite 4 kids in a little over a week
Copperhead snakes have bitten four children in Alabama in just over a week.
WRBC-TV reports that two 12-year-old girls were bitten during a nature walk behind a Chilton County high school, and one of them was being treated Friday.
Al.com reports that a 7-year-old boy was bitten Thursday night in one Birmingham suburb, and an 8-year-old girl was bitten on Sept. 6 in another suburb. Birmingham is about 45 miles north of the community of Isabella, where the 12-year-olds were bitten.
An assistant research professor at the Auburn University Museum of Natural History tells Al.com copperheads are found throughout Alabama and are common in some areas. David Steen says they may be encountered more often in the fall, when they may be seeking mates or places to hibernate.