Tupelo mayoral candidate charged w/ simple assault on teenager for DING-DONG-DITCH prank gone wrong

The Clay Edwards Show · Feb 6, 2025 · 11m

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) — Tupelo mayoral candidate Rob Chambers is charged with a misdemeanor after being accused of kicking a teenager in the groin outside his home just one day after filing to run for office. Lee County Sheriff Jim Johnson said three teens came to Chambers' house in Belden Saturday night, rang the doorbell, then ran away. He said when they did it again, Chambers jumped out of the bushes, grabbed one of the teens and kicked him. "The parents of the juvenile that was kicked filed a report with the Lee County Sheriff's Department," said Johnson, "and an affidavit was signed by…