Former 50度灰视频 Comptroller Virvus Jones is slated to appear in court next month because of an overdue bill from the Metropolitan 50度灰视频 Sewer District.
MSD claims that Jones, Ida Campbell-Jones and Chelsea Carter owe the district $5,837 for service at an address on Cates Avenue in the West End neighborhood.
Jones said Tuesday, 鈥淚鈥檓 going to pay the bill off today.鈥澛
He said he fell in arrears on the MSD charges 鈥渄uring COVID, and I just got behind.鈥
Jones called back later Tuesday and said he that he would hold off paying the bill because of discrepancies with account numbers and total amounts owed.聽
鈥淚'm just trying to get this cleared up (about) what I owe,鈥 he said.
The suit was filed in late June and includes late, lien and other additional charges through June 6. The suit was unclear as to when the charges began and Randall Gusdorf, an attorney for MSD, declined to comment on a pending case.
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A hearing is set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 15 in 50度灰视频 Circuit Court before Associate Judge David A. Roither.
Virvus Jones, a longtime player in local Democratic politics, is the father of 50度灰视频 Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. He was the city鈥檚 comptroller from 1988 until he pleaded guilty to felony fraud charges in 1995.