Earlier this month, a Bradley County judge posted on Facebook about mental health after a man who appeared before him frequently was found dead in the woods.

Judge Clay Collins is a criminal judge in the county. During his three years in the county, many came through his court room, including Chase Scoggins.

"Chase had been in the criminal justice system since he was- even before being- 18," he says. Collins adds that Scoggins has appeared in his court room more than 30 times for various low-level crimes, like trespassing, theft, and possession of drugs.

Judge Collins post got more than 100,000 shares on Facebook . In the post, Collins describes Scoggins has a nice young man who suffered with some mental health issues. Often times, Collins says, Scoggins would enter and leave rehab

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