Grand jury indicts Jackson

School board member charged with releasing grand jury info to another board member

An Escambia County (Ala.) grand jury indicted District 4 School Board Member Cindy Jackson Friday on charges that she released grand jury information. The grand jury also indicted District 6 School Board Member Sherry Digmon and Atmore News reporter Don Fletcher on identical charges.

Digmon, owner of the Atmore News and Atmore Magazine, along with Fletcher had been previously arrested on those charges. A preliminary hearing on those cases was scheduled for Monday, but the hearing was cancelled after the grand jury indictments.

A third person, school board employee Veronica Ashely Fore has also...