The embattles former mayor of Alexandria, Beth Tripp, and the town’s water and sewer manager, Richard Edward Potter, made an appearance in General Sessions Court last Thursday, answering to a criminal summons for allegedly trying to get tickets fixed by the Alexandria police chief.

The Circuit Court Clerk’s Office reports that Potter entered a plea to the misdemeanor offense, and received no fine or jail time, but had to pay court costs of $175.

The case against Tripp was continued until August.

Tripp and Potter were charged on June 3, in a Criminal Summons following an investigation into a case for “Cancellation of a Citation”. These charges stem from an investigation by the Attorney General for the 13th Judicial District for DeKalb County”.

“The Criminal Summons for Tripp reads “On or about May 29th 2025, Tripp approached Alexandria Police Chief Vincent Turocy requesting him to cancel a ticket. This occurred in Alexandria in DeKalb County.”

“The Criminal Summons for Potter reads “On or about May 30th 2025, Potter approached Chief Turocy requesting him to cancel a ticket. This occurred in Alexandria in DeKalb County.”

Both were represented by attorney John Ford.