Rep. Cobb Indicted, Arrested for Assault

By Suzanne Robertson on Tue, 10/02/2012 - 4:56pm

State Rep. Jim Cobb, R-Spring City, was arrested today after a Rhea County grand jury indicted him on Monday, the Times Free Press reports. He is charged with assault in connection with an election-day incident on Aug. 2. Cobb is scheduled to appear for a Friday hearing in Circuit Court.