Instead of serving the Town of Brighton, a former alderman is now serving time. David Boone was convicted of two counts of fondling last month, charges on which he was indicted in June 2021. Boone was elected in November 2020 and was employed at White Station High School with Shelby County Schools at the time of his arrest. He had been an educator for more than two decades. A … [Read more...] about Former Brighton alderman David Boone convicted of fondling
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Brighton residents file to have alderman David Boone ousted
Several residents from the Town of Brighton have filed a complaint to oust an alderman with ongoing legal issues. Last June, DeSoto County, Miss. officials announced alderman David Boone had been indicted for two counts of fondling and since then he has not appeared at a Brighton event but has continued to be paid. He reportedly notified mayor Stephanie Washam he would be on … [Read more...] about Brighton residents file to have alderman David Boone ousted
Brighton alderman indicted on two counts of fondling
A Brighton alderman was indicted in DeSoto County, Miss. Wednesday and charged with two counts of fondling. David Boone, who was elected in November 2020, was booked into the Tipton County Jail Wednesday evening on a hold for Mississippi, the sheriff’s office confirmed. Currently employed at White Station High School with Shelby County Schools, Boone has been an educator for … [Read more...] about Brighton alderman indicted on two counts of fondling
Brighton has a new mayor and three new aldermen
Stephanie Chapman-Washam defeated former mayor Gus Smith to be Brighton’s next mayor. Incumbent mayor Sarah Crocker, who was the first woman to be mayor in Brighton, was appointed to the position in 2015 after Jeff Scott left office. Chapman-Washam was appointed to the board of mayor and aldermen the same year and both women won their bids for re-election in 2016. Smith served … [Read more...] about Brighton has a new mayor and three new aldermen
