STONE MOUNTAIN, Ga. — The Stone Mountain City Council voted 4-2 on Tuesday to initiate the removal of Mayor Beverly Jones following a report that found she violated her oath by taking control of city bank accounts.
The report did not find evidence that Jones stole or misused city funds during her tenure.
Jones, who was presiding over the meeting, defended her actions and said the investigation is nothing more than an attempt to smear her. She called the investigation and her possible removal “a witch hunt to nowhere.”…