Pleasant View woman arrested for harassment of politician

A Cheatham County woman is in custody following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security and the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office.

Elizabeth Christine Leopard, 23, of Pleasant View, was arrested on Thursday, June 4 after being indicted the previous day by a Williamson County Grand Jury. According to a TBI press release, Leopard was charged with one count of aggravated stalking (65 years or older), one count of stalking and six counts of harassment. Leopard was arrested at her home and booked into the Williamson County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

An investigation among the three agencies began on May 12 at the request of 21st Judicial Circuit District Attorney General Stacey Edmonson concerning harassing and threatening messages sent on social media to a Tennessee politician and one of the politician’s family members. The press release did not name the alleged victims…

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