Nearby: Marietta City Councilman Surrenders to Police

The Marietta city councilman who was handed an indictment on a charges of racketeering and making false statements last week turned himself in to police on Monday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Councilman Anthony Coleman was arrested at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center’s administration building at 3:37 p.m. Monday, Jail records show. Coleman posted a $1,000 bond and was released at 4:45 p.m.

The councilman faces one charge of violating the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act and three charges of making false statements. The charges arise from allegations that Coleman used his position to help a friend lie about her court-ordered community service hours.

The indictment, handed down on Aug. 14, says that Terry Mays Jones, an acquaintance of Coleman’s, was arrested for DUI, having an open container of alcohol in her vehicle, hit and run, improper lane change, and following too closely in September, 2012. Jones pleaded guilty to reckless driving and a basic rules violation in August, 2013 and was ordered to perform 100 hours of community service.

According to the indictment, Coleman asked Rev. Joseph Comeaux of Marietta Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church to submit false documents to Jones‘ probation officer which stated that she had performed increasing numbers of hours of community service, when in reality she had not. The fraudulent letters were dated between Nov. 30 and Dec. 10, 2013.

Mays was arrested for violating her probation on Dec. 4, 2013 and was indicted along with Coleman. She turned herself in to the Cobb County jail on Monday morning and posted a $1,000 bail just before 11 p.m. the same day.