City Council Member Announces Re-Election Run Despite Alleged Ripoff Of 94-Year Old Man's Home; Deed Subsequently Voided; Criminal Trial Pending

In Phenix City, Alabama, the Columbus Ledger Enquirer reports:

• Despite being under indictment for forgery and perjury, Phenix City Council member Arthur L. Sumbry Sr., announced [] that he is running for re-election. If Sumbry is convicted, he would have to vacate the office and would not be eligible to run.



• His co-defendant, Ella Mae Sanders, was convicted of first-degree perjury but was acquitted of charges she forged a warranty deed that Sumbry notarized. She was sentenced to four years in prison.



• The two were indicted in January on charges they forged a deed that transferred the Phenix City home of an ailing 94-year-old man to Sanders’ son. The man’s daughter claimed her father was not competent to execute legal documents in his failing health.



• A judge declared the document null and void. Sumbry’s trial date has not been set, but will likely be next year after the Russell County Courthouse is reopened.

Source: Phenix City councilman Arthur L. Sumbry Sr. to run for re-election despite indictments for perjury, forgery.