Man charged with voting twice in 2004

A former Shelby County man was charged with voting twice in the 2004 presidential election.

Willie F. McCain, 60, of Nesbit, Miss., was escorted by police back to Memphis on Friday after a grand jury indicted him on three felony counts of election fraud.

Each count is punishable by one to six years in prison. Authorities say McCain voted once in Mississippi and once in Tennessee in the Nov. 2, 2004 election.

McCain could not be reached for comment Friday but, in a previous interview denied double voting, telling a reporter someone may have forged his name in Memphis.

Shelby County District Attorney Bill Gibbons said McCain is charged with double voting and with falsely stating he was a qualified voter in Memphis despite moving into a home in DeSoto County, Miss., and registering to vote there.