Smithville Mayor and Son Indicted

The mayor of Smithville and his son have been charged with theft.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said agents alleged that the two men were responsible for theft through unlawful payment of wages from 71-year-old Smithville Mayor Jimmy Wayne Poss to his son, 50-year-old Anthony Wayne Poss, from August through March.
Anthony Poss was put on the city payroll to work at the golf course and swimming pool, but the aldermen said Mayor Poss violated the city’s hiring and nepotism policies in hiring his son without their approval.
The mayor is charged with official misconduct, and both men are charged with theft over $2,500.
A DeKalb County grand jury indicted the men Monday, and they were arrested Tuesday.