More questions arise on Bradley County commissioner's residency

photo Bradley County Commissioner Mark Hall

CLEVELAND, Tenn. -- More police reports have surfaced that suggest Bradley County 7th District Commissioner Mark Hall does not live in the district he represents, as required by law.

Last week, Hall was questioned about his residency after a domestic disturbance complaint filed on Oct. 31 listed his address as 2280 Woodchase Close. That home is located in District 3, not District 7, which Hall represents along with Commissioner Bill Winters.

Two other police reports, both filed by Hall in 2013 regarding vandalism to his truck, also listed his address as 2280 Woodchase Close. Hall, re-elected this year, represented the 7th District at the time of the reports.

On Monday, Hall refused to comment on the police reports. He and his wife, Renee, have said the commissioner doesn't live in the home, although a deed states the pair bought it together in 2012.

The couple says Hall lives in an apartment on Harrison Pike, which is located in the 7th District. Hall said the police officer may have simply assumed that he and his wife live together since they are spouses.

In addition to stirring questions of residency, police reports involving Hall reveal a turbulent family life.

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Hall alleged in an Aug. 22, 2013, report that his stepson cut hoses under his vehicle's hood and put sugar in the gasoline tank "while his truck was in the garage."

The motive for his stepson's alleged vandalism is that he "was upset over being kicked out of the house."

The address listed in the report was 2280 Woodchase Close. Another report filed in January 2013 alleging another incidence of tire-slashing also used the Woodchase Close address.

On Halloween, Hall screamed and cursed at his wife, using a skeleton key to get inside a room after she had locked herself inside, said his wife in a complaint. She also stated that he tried to prevent her from leaving by lying across the hood of her car.

"Ms. Hall stated that she wanted Mr. Hall out of the home but she knew he would not leave," according to the complaint. Hall has said the allegations "were simply not true."

A 10-year-old police report also associates Hall with the offense of intimidation.

In the 2004 report, Melisa Hall alleged that Hall, her ex-husband, made harassing phone calls to her home, work and cellphone.

As of Monday, no written complaints had been filed regarding Hall's residency, Bradley County Attorney Crystal Freiberg said.

If written complaints are received, then the district attorney's office will investigate and decide whether to initiate ouster proceedings, said Freiberg.

Paul Leach is based in Cleveland. Email him at paul.leach.press@gmail.com.

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