by Jason Morris

Job Applicants With Jail Time Served Not Barred from County Employment

By ROY MAYNARD
Staff Writer

Although two Smith County Road and Bridge workers now accused of stealing road materials and fixing private driveways on the county clock both had criminal records, officials say county policy is that jail time is no bar to employment.

On Monday, Roderick Kentrell Edwards, 32, and Ronald Gene Williams, 38, both of Tyler, were arrested on charges of theft of property and abuse of official capacity.

Monday was not the first time the two workers were in trouble with law enforcement. Records show Edwards has been arrested four times since 2000 on charges including aggravated assault and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Williams has also served time in jail, according to Smith County records, for filing false reports to police officers and driving while intoxicated.

Smith County Commissioner JoAnn Fleming said she went to Personnel Director Denise Rebolini and asked how the two were hired.

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