Case against Davidson County commissioner dismissed

A simple assault charge against a Davidson County commissioner has been dismissed, according to an official with the county clerk of courts.

Commission Chairman Todd Yates was accused of pointing a gun at one of his tenants. The Davidson County Sheriff’s Office did not witness the alleged crime and since there was no evidence that Yates pointed a gun, they did not charge him. 

The tenant filed the charges with a magistrate, and the case was dismissed on January 29.

The State Bureau of Investigation found that there was a property dispute between Yates and the tenant, but no corroborating evidence of the accusation.

Yates, a Republican, was reelected to a fourth term last year.