Behind closed doors at Jackson City Hall, people are contemplating how a possible felony conviction for Mayor Frank Melton would shake up city government.
Melton heads to federal court this week to face three felony charges related to a police-style raid and damage to a Ridgeway Street duplex in 2006. A guilty verdict could send the first-term mayor to prison and force him from office.
The City Council would be charged with picking one of its members to temporarily fill the city’s top-elected position.
Councilman Charles Tillman said council members have not talked about a possible conviction. Instead, he said they are watching and waiting.
“I am pretty sure it is something that has crossed each and every one of our minds,” he said.
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