Selectman alleges threat after meeting
Nobles said this morning that he is pressing charges of threatening a public official against Anthony Witherspoon because of an altercation that allegedly occurred between the men Tuesday evening at City Hall.
Nobles said he believed Witherspoon confronted him “because I disagree with the mayor, and Mr. Witherspoon and the mayor are good friends.”
Witherspoon has not been arrested. Attempts to contact him about the incident were unsuccessful this morning. The case, should it proceed, would be heard in McComb City Court. The charge is a misdemeanor.
Nobles said the altercation occurred as he was trying to leave City Hall after the board meeting.
According to an incident report filed with McComb police, Nobles said Witherspoon asked to speak with him, and Nobles asked Witherspoon to get with his secretary.
According to Nobles, Witherspoon allegedly told him, “You’re not going to have one (secretary) very long.”
After Nobles told Witherspoon that threatening a public official was a serious charge, Witherspoon, according to Nobles, “told me I was going to pay for what I was doing to my community.”
Enterprise Journal
9/24/8
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