Former Alexandria Mayor Beth Tripp and the town’s water and sewer manager Richard Edward Potter appeared in General Sessions Court Thursday on a criminal summons for allegedly trying to get the police chief to cancel a ticket on someone.
According to the Circuit Court Clerk’s Office Richard Edward Potter entered a plea to the misdemeanor offense. He received no fine or jail time but had to pay court costs of $175.
The case against former Mayor Tripp was continued until August
Both Tripp and Potter were charged on June 3rd in 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 were not on the same person.
Both Tripp and Potter’s charges are a Class C Misdemeanor.
Both were represented by attorney John Ford