COOKEVILLE – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has obtained indictments for a police chief accused of misconduct.

At the request of 12th District Attorney General J. Michael Taylor, TBI Special Agents began investigating Jason Erik Redden on August 21, 2013. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that Redden, while working as Chief of the Graysville Police Department, sold, took for himself, or returned to the original owner three of the department’s seized vehicles. The investigation also revealed $4,128 in missing seized money or money paid to the department for towing and storage, for which the chief was responsible. Agents also determined that on April 15th, video captured Redden taking tools from a truck being held as evidence at the department.

Today, the Rhea County Grand Jury returned indictments for Redden, charging him with seven counts of Official Misconduct, two counts of Theft Over $1,000, and one count of Theft Under $500. This afternoon, Redden turned himself into the Rhea County Jail, where at the time of this release, he was being held on a $15,000 bond.

Jason Redden

Published by Josh DeVine