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ANGIE HENDERSON
JUNE 15, 2023 | VOLUME 35 | NUMBER 24
Special election set for Nashville state House vacancy BY STEPHEN ELLIOTT
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Antioch man charged in ‘organized’ multi-year thefts from The Mall at Green Hills STAFF REPORTS
The Mall at Green Hills PHOTO BY DANIEL MEIGS
Mourners gather at the Tenn. State Capitol on June 8, 2023, to pay their respects to late State Rep. Bill Beck where he lies in state. PHOTO BY MATT MASTERS
Bill Beck
Following the death of state Rep. Bill Beck (D-Nashville) on June 4, election officials have set the dates of a special election to fill the remainder of his term. The primary for the vacancy in District 51, including parts of East Nashville and Madison among other areas, will be held on Aug. 3, coinciding with the Metro general election. The general election for the District 51 vacancy is scheduled for Sept. 14, coinciding with the Metro runoff. (The special election for District 52, the seat of the expelled and returned Rep. Justin Jones, is also on the ballot on Aug. 3.) Candidates in the special election could pick up petitions to qualify for the
primary starting Tuesday, and the qualifying deadline is June 22. The Metro Council could appoint a temporary representative to fill the position in the meantime.Beck, an attorney, served in the state House for nearly a decade. On June 8, his body lied in state at the Capitol where hundreds of people, including constituents and fellow elected officials, paid their respects to the late lawmaker. Beck’s funeral was held at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center’s Polk Theatre on June 10, followed later by a private graveside service.
An Antioch man is facing felony theft charges for what the Metro Nashville Police Department says is his involvement in a string of multi-year thefts from The Mall at Green Hills. 24-year-old Antonio Crockett has been charged with two counts of theft ($2,500 or more), one count of theft-merchandise ($10,000), evading arrest in a motor vehicle, driving on a suspended license, and probation violation. The MNPD arrested Crockett at his home on June 5 days after an he allegedly fled an attempted traffic stop. Crockett was booked in jail on a $113,000 bond. Police said that he is part of an “organized group” that has been shoplifting at high-end stores in The Mall at Green Hills since 2021, including most recently a February 2023 incident where handbags were >> PAGE 5
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