“I HAVE A GOOD LAWYER IF WE GET INTO TROUBLE”!!! BELIEVE IT OR NOT, POLICE SAY OAKLAND MAYOR GEORGE ADRIAN WIGGINS PAID TO HAVE SIGNS CRITICIZING HIM STOLEN AND INSTRUCTED A WOMAN TO LIE… AND HE IS NOW FACING A CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY CHARGE ALONGSIDE HIS SON.
George Adrian Wiggins, the mayor of Oakland, Tennessee, is facing a criminal charge following a theft investigation.
Police say the mayor was involved in a scheme to pay people to steal campaign signs opposing him.
He then allegedly told one of the individuals involved to lie about it.
Wiggins was booked on a charge of criminal conspiracy to commit theft of property.
His son, Thomas Wiggins, was booked on the same conspiracy charge.
A third individual, Isabella Marino, was also booked on the charge.
On Aug. 6, the investigation began after police were notified that several “No Wiggins” signs had been stolen.
The campaign signs had been taken from West Junior High.
Days later, investigators received surveillance footage showing the incident.
The footage allegedly showed two vehicles arrive at the school grounds.
Several people were captured cutting down the signs.
They allegedly loaded the signs into a vehicle.
Then, one of those vehicles was spotted at a McDonald’s location.
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Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle over an illegally dark window tint.
That traffic stop reportedly opened up the entire story for police.
A woman inside the vehicle spoke with investigating officers.
She allegedly told police that Mayor Wiggins had offered to pay her to remove the signs.
She said Wiggins later showed up at her workplace.
Her job was at a Sonic location.
She told investigators that Wiggins paid her there for removing the signs.
But the interaction did not end with the alleged payment.
According to police, Wiggins also allegedly told her to lie about what happened.
Police said Wiggins assured her that he had a “good lawyer” if they got into trouble.
Wiggins declined to comment on his arrest.
All three defendants were released on $2,500 bond.
They are accused.
They are not convicted.
The charges are allegations and have not been proven in court.
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