By LEESHA FAULKNER
Daily Journal
ASHLAND - A candidate for Benton County sheriff was arrested Friday and charged with conspiracy to commit voter fraud.
Investigators with the state attorney general’s office arrested Clint Moffett, whose name is on the ballot Tuesday in the Democratic primary. Moffett and three others taken to the Tippah County jail were charged with conspiracy to commit voter fraud.
The arrests by investigators for state Attorney General Jim Hood bring to seven the total arrested since Wednesday in a probe of vote selling.
Hood has declined to talk about the details of the charges and the investigation, which he said began a month ago.
“Let this be a warning to those in other counties who would corrupt our voting process,” said Hood. “We will come after you.”
David Massey, 40, of Hickory Flat and his brother, Tip Massey, 42, of New Albany were booked into Tippah County Jail about mid-afternoon Friday. Officers also arrested Maurice Warren, according to Hood’s office. No information was available on Warren.
Earlier in the week, investigators arrested Lillie Jean Norton, 59, of Ashland, on one count conspiracy to commit voter fraud; James Bullock, 41, Ashland, one count bribery and one count conspiracy to commit voter fraud; and Ada Tucker, 50, Ashland, one count conspiracy to commit voter fraud.
Bonds for Norton and Tucker were set at $20,000 each. Bullock’s bond was $40,000 - $20,000 for each charge.
At least one candidate, John Helmert, said he’s worried now that the election will be fair. Helmert of Abbeville is seeking to unseat Democrat Jack Gadd of Hickory Flat in District 13 of the House of Representatives. Helmert is a Republican. Neither he nor Gadd has primary opposition in Tuesday’s election.
Contact Daily Journal county-courts reporter Leesha Faulkner at 678-1590 or leesha.faulkner@djournal.com.
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I wonder what exactly did they do and how they were found our.