HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE JUNE 30: Charges filed last year against a Tennessee gubernatorial candidate have been dismissed, according to Hamilton County court officials.
The warrants against Charles Van Morgan were dismissed Monday, according to court clerk employees in the General Sessions Court Office.
Morgan originally was charged after an incident in October at the Hamilton County Election Commission. Some voters complained about Morgan's conduct.
Morgan said at the time he was harassing no one; he said he was simply campaigning.
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According to the affidavit obtained by Local 3 News, WBIR's sister station in Chattanooga, Charles Morgan was screaming about politics, cursing at voters and telling them they did not have the right to vote.
When Chattanooga police tried to arrest him, he refused to cooperate and told officers he would sue and have them fired. Morgan posted his encounter with someone who works with the Hamilton County Commission on his Facebook page.
Morgan has been charged with interference with another person's rights.
He is one of eight independent gubernatorial candidates on the November 8 ballot.