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SEVIERVILLE â A Cookeville man who was in the Sevier County Jail for assault and violation of probation upped the ante on his charges by threatening a judge, an assistant district attorney, and a public defender, according to TBI. Tyler Dakota Matthews, 25, of Cookeville, had been in the Sevier County Jail since Nov. 10, according to jail records. He was charged with violation of probation and three counts of assault; his bond was set at $6,000. Now heâs facing $50,000 bond, because he allegedly sent letters from the jail threatening court officials. The indictments allege he threatened Circuit Court Judge Jim Gass, public defender Mendi Winstead, and assistant district attorney general Ron Newcomb. ....
Authorities began investigating the case in February. Matthews was a Sevier County inmate at the time. The investigation revealed that Matthews wrote letters to a Sevier County judge and an assistant public defender threatening to harm them. One of the letters also contained threats aimed at an assistant district attorney, a release from the TBI states. The crimes are alleged to have occurred in late January and in early February, the six-count indictment shows. Victims listed are Judge James Gass, prosecutor Ron Newcomb and lawyer Mendi Winstead, records show. Third District Attorney General Dan Armstrong handled the case to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. ....