Former Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy was indicted on 17 felony and misdemeanor prices sooner or later after she resigned from the place.
Murphy has been charged with six counts of official misconduct, three counts of forgery, three counts of perjury, three counts of false entry in governmental data, one depend of false entry on official registration or election paperwork, and one depend of unlawful voter registration.
Murphy had been beneath investigation since March over allegations that she didn’t reside in Chattanooga.
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“In the course of the investigation, brokers decided Murphy knowingly entered false data on a number of authorities paperwork associated to establishing residency in Chattanooga, although swearing to their fact in signing the paperwork,” the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation stated in a assertion.
The disgraced police chief surrendered to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Workplace on Thursday. She was shortly booked and launched after posting a $19,000 bond.
Mayor Tim Kelly had introduced Murphy’s resignation the day earlier than her arrest.
“This morning, I accepted the resignation of Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy, efficient instantly. Whereas the circumstances surrounding the scenario have been difficult, I respect her want to protect the integrity of the Chattanooga Police Division,” Kelly stated.
Native station WJAR studies, “Harry Sommers, who’s Chattanooga Police Division’s present govt chief of police and a 40-year legislation enforcement veteran, will function Interim Chief of Police.”
Murphy is scheduled to seem in court docket on July 12.
