In today’s News Sentinel an article [1] by Matt Lakin quotes Knox County Sheriff Tim Hutchison as saying that a law was broken in the theft of emails from former Knox GOP Chairman Chad Tindell.

Terry Frank informs readers of her blog that two local radio hosts who were subjected to Team Ragsdale dirty tricks have written a letter [2] to Knox County Commission. Lloyd Daugherty and Kelvin Moxley tell of how Tyler Harber went to the Knox County Health Department and attempted to obtain their medical records.

Betty Bean spoke this morning on the Lloyd Daugherty radio program on AM 1180 that former GOP head Chad Tindell was threatened by Mike Arms [3], Chief of Staff to County Mayor Mike Ragsdale.

Did Mike Arms use the threat of publishing the Tindell emails to pressure Chad Tindell to allow the statue of limitations to lapse in regard to prosecution of Tyler Harber for hacking his computer and stealing his personal emails?

If so, would this be an indictable crime?

Team Ragsdale has repeatedly used some variation of the following pass the buck defense: "The district attorney general, who is the highest law enforcement authority in the county, has reviewed this matter repeatedly and found nothing wrong. This is nothing more than political shenanigans, and I look forward to speaking directly to the real motives behind this on Monday."

Will DA Randy Nichols review this new allegation?

Reportedly there will be a column in the News Sentinel Tuesday about the Mike Arms Chad Tindell blackmail story.

The County Commission meeting will begin at 2:00 PM today and will be televised on Knoxville Community Television. For Comcast Cable it is on Channel 12 and for Charter Cable it is on Channel 6.