Former Councilman Charged with Threatening Coventry Official

Former Richland County public official accused of leading deputies on chase, making threats

Anthony "Tony" Mizzell is facing charges of reckless driving, domestic violence 3rd degree, and threatening the life of a public official.

Former councilman charged with threatening Coventry official

COVENTRY, R.I. (WPRI) — The former Coventry town councilman accused of violently threatening the council's president earlier this year has been formally charged. The statewide grand jury handed up an indictment Wednesday charging 50-year-old Scott Copley with threatening a public official. Coventry Town Council President Hillary Lima publicly accused Copley of making a sexually violent remark about her during a private phone call with Vice Presi…