Court Clerk Suspended After Confrontation With City Manager

East Ridge city manager Tim Gobble publicly confronted a court clerk in her office because he was upset over the handling of an armed robbery case in which his daughter was the victim, Chattanoogan.com reports. Gobble, who suspended Court Clerk Joanne Thomas for five days without pay, said "it is well established that the city manager is over the court clerk's office and not the judge. ... I'm going to get it fixed."