“Can’t Get Away with This”
McKinney Center 103 Franklin Ave, Jonesborough, TennesseeInspired by a true crime from Jonesborough’s past, “Can’t Get Away with This” is an original play written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason. It will be performed at the McKinney Center on July 18th, 19th, 25th, and 26th at 7:30 pm and on July 19th and 26th at 2:00 pm. On August 26, 1928, the body of Officer James Hood was found on Main Street on the lawn of the Second Presbyterian Church, now the Central Christian Church, and it was obvious he’d met with foul play. The intense investigation, arrests, and court case that followed consumed the attention of the town for several weeks. But justice was never found for Officer Hood, and the rifts that followed the jury’s decision pushed...