White House mayor facing drug charge in Sumner County

Nicole Young | The Tennessean

White House Mayor Mike Arnold is scheduled to appear in a Sumner County courtroom next week to face a drug charge, stemming from an incident last year.

Arnold is charged with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor.

In June 2017, Sumner County deputies responded to Arnold's home on Marlin Road in White House for an emergency medical call and found just over 9 grams of marijuana inside, according to an affidavit from the Sumner County General Sessions Court clerk.

The mayor was arrested in October, according to Sumner County jail records.

He declined to comment about the case Thursday and referred all questions to his attorney, Jim Simmons. Messages to Simmons were not immediately returned.

Arnold was scheduled to appear in court last November, but the case was continued, records show. Monthly continuances have been granted since February.

A message seeking comment from the Sumner County District Attorney’s office was not returned.

The mayor is scheduled to appear in General Sessions Court at 9 a.m. on July 25.

Arnold has served as mayor of White House since 2010, according to records provided by the Robertson County Elections Office. He is up for re-election on Nov. 6.

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