A joint investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and investigators with the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury has resulted in the indictment and arrest of the Smithville mayor and his son.
On Monday, the DeKalb County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Jimmy Wayne Poss (DOB 08/05/1946), below left, with one count of Official Misconduct and one count of Theft over $2,500. Anthony Wayne Poss (DOB 07/06/1968), right, is charged with one count of Theft over $2,500. Both men were arrested Tuesday morning and booked into the DeKalb County Jail. The bond for Jimmy Poss was set at $5,000. Anthony Poss has a $2,500 bond.