Patterson’s issue on city meeting agenda 10-14-2010

SOME ACTION COULD BE TAKEN AT NEXT TUESDAY'S CITY COUNCIL MEETING REGARDING SUSPENDED GREENVILLE POLICE CHIEF CHARLES PATTERSON. ABC SIX NEWS HAS LEARNED CITY COUNCILWOMAN CAROLYN WEATHERS HAS REQUESTED THE ISSUE WITH PATTERSON BE PUT ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S AGENDA. MAYOR HEATHER HUDSON TELLS ABC SIX ON THURSDAY, THE PATTERSON ISSUE HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT ON THE AGENDA BASED ON THE CHIEF'S ARREST. PATTERSON SURRENDERED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER WASHINGTON COUNTY JUDGE ASHLEY HINES ISSUED AN ARREST WARRANT FOLLOWING A HEARING TUESDAY AT THE WASHINGTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THE HEARING FOCUSED ON ALLEGATIONS FROM THREE WOMEN WHO CLAIM THAT PATTERSON THREATENED TO SHOOT THEM.  PATTERSON IS EXPECTED TO BE IN GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL COURT MONDAY FOR HIS ARRAIGNMENT.  THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO SUSPEND PATTERSON WITHOUT PAY PENDING THE OUTCOME OF THE CASE.