A Former Sullivan County Businessman Won’t Spend Any Time Behind Bars After He Pleaded Guilty To Avoiding Paying Sales Tax. 78 Year Old James William McConnell, The Former Owner Of Bill McConnel Auto Painting And Body Shop In Kingsport Admitted To 34 Counts Of Sales Tax Evasion In Sullivan County Criminal Court. A Grand Jury Indicted McConnell For Willfully Attempting To Evade More Than 30-Thousand Dollars In Sales Tax By Filing False Returns. McConnell Was Sentenced To Three Years Supervised Probation And To Pay Restitution To The State For Sales Taxes Owed.