Anniston Councilman surrenders on Harassment charge

Councilman David Reddick

An Anniston City Council member turned himself in to authorities on charges that stemmed from a conversation about a city ordinance.

According to Calhoun County Sheriff Larry Amerson, David Reddick turned himself in Wednesday on misdemeanor harassment charges. He was released on $500 bond.

The harassment warrant stemmed from a conversation earlier this month between Reddick and a barber shop owner regarding the ordinance and what it could mean for the Confederate flags hanging in front of his shop.

The proposed "nuisance abatement" ordinance was designed to give the city the power to go after buildings where crimes are happening. Reddick believed that the law was written too broadly and gave the city too much power.

Reddick says that he used the barber's Confederate flag as an example, saying the ordinance would give the city the power to order the flag taken down if it's deemed a nuisance, even though it's at a private business.