Hancock County School Board Member Charged with Jury Tampering

Hancock County school board member charged with jury tampering

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A 75-year-old Sneedville man and school board member is accused of trying to tamper with a member of a jury before his own criminal trial. Jack Mullins was indicted on a charge of improper influence of a juror on Monday and has been booked into the Hancock County Jail on a [...]

Hancock County School Board member accused of soliciting a minor for sex now indicted for jury tampering

Officials with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said Jack Mullins contacted potential jurors to try to change the outcome of the trial.

Another East Tennessee school board member with legal trouble-jury tampering

Long before Washington County’s Keith Ervin was charged with assault for touching a student during a council session, Jack Mullins, a school board member in Hancock County, was indicted for solicitation of a minor and misconduct in October after he reportedly approached a 17-year-old woman at a fitness center asking for sexual favors. Now, new information on Mullins, 75, based on another TBI investigation on a case surrounding that trial. Mullin…

Sneedville Man Indicted in TBI Jury Tampering Investigation

HANCOCK – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Sneedville man accused of attempting to influence potential jurors ahead of a trial in Hancock County. In February, at the request of 3rd Judicial District Attorney General Dan Armstrong, TBI agents began investigating allegations involving Jack Mullins (DOB: 08/19/50), who was the defendant in a jury trial in Hancock Coun…