Jackson Co. Man Arrested on Child Abuse, Domestic Assault Charge

JACKSON COUNTY – An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Jackson County man on charges of child abuse, domestic assault, and sexual battery.

At the request of 15^th District Attorney General Tommy Thompson, on September 5^th, TBI Special Agents began investigating John Stanley Reece, on complaints of child physical and sexual abuse. During the course of the investigation, Agents developed information that indicated the victim was a child in Reece’s care.

On November 4th, the Jackson County Grand Jury returned indictments charging John Reece (DOB 06/06/1964) with one count of Child Abuse/Neglect, one count of Aggravated Domestic Assault, and one count of Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure. Reece was arrested on November 4^th and booked into the Jackson County Jail, where he was released after posting $25,000 bond.