ALDOT Director John Cooper arrested in Marshall County
WAKA 8 has learned that the director of the Alabama Department of Transportation has been arrested in Marshall County.
John Cooper was arrested this morning in Marshall County on a harassment charge, according to Marshall County Sheriff’s Office records. He posted a $500 bond and was released less than an hour later.
Marshall County Chief Deputy Willie Orr said the arrest stemmed from a private citizen making a complaint against Cooper. An attorney representing Cooper issued a statement indicating it involved a land dispute with a neighbor.
George M. Barnett, an attorney representing Cooper, said to settle the matter he is asking the court for a declaratory judgment, “regarding a land dispute with a neighbor who is falsely claiming an easement on Mr. Cooper’s property.”
Television stations in Huntsville report that Cooper turned himself in.
Cooper, 75, has been the director of ALDOT since 2011.
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