Hamilton County, TN – On Tuesday, April 28, 2020, detectives with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office went before the Hamilton County Magistrate and swore to facts surrounding the coercion of witnesses by Kimberly Gail West, age 49, who is a manager of the Auburn Hills Trailer Park. She had previously been arrested on April 23, 2020, and charged with offenses related to hoarding of tornado relief items. The current charges of coercion of witness involve actions taken by Kimberly Gail West concerning trailer park tenants after being released on the original charges.

The Hamilton County Magistrate issued warrants for the arrest of Kimberly Gail West charging her with two (2) felony counts of coercion of a witness.

At approximately, 4:00 pm, Kimberly Gail West was taken into custody. She will be booked at the Hamilton County Jail.

As this is an ongoing investigation, no further information will be released at this time.