ATHENS, Tenn. – City Manager Seth Sumner told his side of the story of the missing Google Nest cameras to the Athens City Council last week in a six-hour session, which ended with the decision to hold another such meeting.
Police Chief Cliff Couch had reported the surveillance cameras missing – and mysteriously returned – in two lengthy letters to the local prosecutor, suggesting Sumner had something to do with it.
District Attorney Steve Crump found no crime to investigate, labeling it an internal issue for Athens City Hall. But the matter has continued to reverberate in city government, with two previous secret meetings before the public forum on Tuesday.
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The meeting marked the first time Sumner publicly told his version of events.