Tag Archives: District Attorney General

ROCKWOOD, Tenn. — A Rockwood man has been arrested following an investigation into the alleged sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the Rockwood Police Department. Investigators say the arrest followed a joint investigation involving the Rockwood Police Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, and the Office of District Attorney …

DEER LODGE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Comptroller’s investigation found that the fire chief of the Deer Lodge Volunteer Fire Department misappropriated department funds to pay personal utility bills, but a Morgan County Grand Jury has declined to return an indictment in the case. According to the Comptroller’s investigative report released …

ROANE COUNTY, TN — District Attorney General Russell Johnson says his office will not file charges against an officer connected to a recent incident, saying the matter falls outside his jurisdiction. Johnson said the alleged incident occurred in Knox County, not in Roane County. “I cannot charge something that happened …

WARTBURG, Tenn. — A Morgan County jury has convicted a state inmate of sexually assaulting a correctional officer inside the Morgan County Correctional Complex. District Attorney General Russell Johnson announced that 25-year-old Montarius Douglas was found guilty of sexual battery following a jury trial held February 19, 2026, in Morgan …

Meigs County, TN – The Meigs County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after human remains were found Monday afternoon in a wooded area off Bowerman Lane in the southern part of the county. Corporal Ben “Cornbread” Christian and Deputy Ryan Brown were conducting a welfare check on a man who had …

LENOIR CITY, Tenn. – A former scout leader from Lenoir City, Emilio Ortiz, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following his conviction for Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation and Aggravated Sexual Battery of a minor female. The sentencing took place Monday in Meigs County Criminal Court, part of the …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — A 59-year-old Oak Ridge man has been convicted on multiple charges, including Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter, following a weeklong trial related to a 2023 shooting incident. Kevin Dwayne Steen, Sr. was found guilty on June 30, 2025, in Anderson County Criminal Court. The conviction stems from a …

CLINTON, Tenn. — An Anderson County Grand Jury has returned 23 indictments for Official Misconduct against Zachary Gauthier, 34, a former officer with the Oak Ridge Police Department. The investigation began following internal complaints within the department. The Oak Ridge Police Department requested an independent investigation by District Attorney General …

ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. — A Roane County man has been charged with DUI and vehicular homicide following a fatal incident Sunday afternoon that left one man dead along Lawnville Road. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 69-year-old Tommy Jack Clayborne was driving a Nissan Frontier with a trailer attached when …

Oak Ridge, TN – May 27, 2025 An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has revealed that former officials of the Oak Ridge High School Navy JROTC Booster Club made over $24,000 in questionable transactions between 2020 and 2022, ultimately leading to the club’s dissolution in September 2023. According to …