LOCAL NEWS: SPORTS: SAR chapter Copeland, Curry installs Dr. Paul named all-state: Conn: Page 4 Page 9 Cole Copeland KK Curry Cleveland Businessman Allan Jones Named To TIAAA award: Page 5 162nd YEAR • No. 285 18 PAGES • 50¢ CLEVELAND, TN 37311 THE CITY WITH SPIRIT FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017 Roane man CPD reports loses bid to have his Hale admits conviction to the killing overturned By BRIAN GRAVES of local man
[email protected] A Roane County man who threatened to kill a Cleveland Thomas Creek’s body attorney has lost his bid to have his conviction overturned. Leon Houston was found guilty found in Polk County by a jury in 2015 in the U.S. District Court in Knoxville on the By ALLEN MINCEY
[email protected] charge of making a threat via interstate commerce. The suspect in the death of a Cleveland man whose A three-judge panel from the body was dumped in a remote area of Polk County has Banner photo, ALLEN MINCEY Sixth District Court of Appeals reportedly admitted he fired the fatal gunshots that upheld the conviction in a ruling CLEVELAND POLICE CHIEF Mark Gibson, at the podium, answers questions on the recent homicide of Thomas Creek Jr., and about bones from a possible missing person, at a press conference Thursday morning. killed Thomas Creek Jr. passed down last week. Sean Scott Hale, 26, was located in the Fort Payne, Houston had Behind Gibson are officers investigating the two incidents. From left are Detective Daniel Gibbs, Capt. Stacy Ala., area on Wednesday, and was taken into custody been defended Smith, Capt.