Tea Party Election 'Shenanigans' Worry Hinds Supes

http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/16/tea-party-election-shenanigans-worry-hinds-supes/

JACKSON — Supervisors in Hinds County say they're eager to get to the bottom of the Election Day scandal that cast a pall over the June 3 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate between incumbent U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran and state Sen. Chris McDaniel.

#District 1 Supervisor Robert Graham has asked the district attorney to launch an official investigation into why three Republican political operatives spent more than an hour in the Hinds County Courthouse before calling for help. This morning, Graham sought legal advice from the board attorney on whether the Board of Supervisors could take any action separately from county prosecutors.

Graham said he has fielded calls from constituents wondering why no arrests were made and has heard statements that a public official, whom Graham declined to name, may have let the trio into the building.

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District 5 Supervisor Kenneth Stokes said he was concerned that the courthouse, one of the busiest in the state, is dimly lit at night and does not have working 24-hour security cameras.

#"If you're in a bank after hours, it's not trespassing—it's attempted robbery," Stokes said. "To be in a courthouse after hours is not an accident."

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At least the story is still alive.