Tennessee State Senator Can't Stop Getting Arrested
A Tennessee state senator got himself arrested three times in one month, allegedly committing an array of crimes that leaves one wondering when he had any time to legislate.
Police say Tennessee state Sen. Jim Summerville was first picked up in September for public intoxication when he reportedly took a lawn chair and set himself up, drinking, in several of his neighbors' yards.
The elected official continued to terrorize his neighborhood when he allegedly began stalking and harassing his next-door-neighbor, Cecilia Donoven.
"Every minute I'm in this house, he's watching me," Donaven said. "Every minute, he wants to see what I'm doing."
Summerville has thrown toilet paper onto Donaven's front porch and shined flashlights at people coming in and out of her house, she said.
She became most concerned when Summerville allegedly held a sign facing her house that read, "Just keep it up, you've been warned."
Summerville, who allegedly began harassing Donaven when she stopped him from calling animal control on a neighbor's pet, released a statement denying the allegations:
"The City of Dickson Police Department is engaging a systematic campaign of harassment. (Stalking! At my age?) Once these charges are resolved in court, I shall be suing the City of Dickson. Settlement negotiations will start at one million dollars."