NATION : Grand Juror Excused, Indicted

Police didn’t have to look far to find the suspect after he was indicted by a grand jury on drug charges.

When the name Gene Robinson was presented Wednesday to the Rhea County Grand Jury as that of a drug dealer, one of the jurors raised his hand and said, “That’s me,” according to authorities.

Robinson, 24, was abruptly excused from the panel, replaced by an alternate, indicted by his suddenly former fellow jurors, then arrested at his home.

Robinson, released after posting $1,750 bond on charges of selling a controlled substance, called the indictment a mistake.

“It’s a little misunderstanding,” he said. “It surprised me. It kind of threw them for a flip, too.”