Two County Employees and One Other Man Facing Charges In Franklin County

Last week Franklin County Sheriff’s Office personnel arrested three Franklin County men on charges of theft from $1,000 to $5,000. The arrests are the results of a yearlong investigation conducted by Investigator George Dyer and working out to three indictments returned by a Franklin County grand jury. Charged were Warren Brown (54 year old male, 801 Gem St., Winchester, TN.) William Estill Cornett (42 years old, 209 West Cowan St., Cowan, TN.) and Paul Ronald Click (52 years old, 95 Lakeland Court, Winchester, TN). Two of the defendants, Mr. Click and Mr. Cornett were employees of the Franklin County Sanitation Department. All three defendants were booked into the Franklin County jail and issued a $5,000 bond and have a court date of September 19th at 9:00am in Franklin County Circuit Court.