June 3, 2025
By: Dwayne Page
Alexandria Mayor Beth Tripp and the town’s water and sewer manager Richard Edward Potter turned themselves in at the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday afternoon after being named in a criminal summons for trying to get the police chief to cancel a ticket on someone.
Both will make an appearance in DeKalb County General Sessions Court on June 26th.
In a prepared statement, Sheriff Patrick Ray said that “39-year-old Jana Beth Tripp of Curtis Avenue. Alexandria and 60-year-old Richard Edward Potter of Bradford Hill Road North Brush Creek were booked into the DeKalb County Jail on June 3rd on a Criminal Summons following an investigation into a case for “Cancellation of a Citation”. These charges stem from an investigation by the Attorney General for the 13th Judicial District for DeKalb County”.
“The Criminal Summons for Tripp reads “On or about May 29th 2025, Tripp approached Alexandria Police Chief Vincent Turocy requesting him to cancel a ticket. This occurred in Alexandria in DeKalb County”.
“The Criminal Summons for Potter reads “On or about May 30th 2025, Potter approached Chief Turocy requesting him to cancel a ticket. This occurred in Alexandria in DeKalb County”.
The citations that Tripp and Potter were trying to get cancelled are not on the same person.
Both Tripp and Potter’s charges are a Class C Misdemeanor.
Tennessee Code § 40-6-215 (2024) – Summons instead of arrest warrant :: 2024 Tennessee Code :: U.S. Codes and Statutes :: U.S. Law :: Justia