Former Police Officer Indicted, Charged with Aggravated Statutory Rape

DYERSBURG – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a former Dyersburg Police officer accused of having inappropriate sexual contact with a minor.

On February 23^rd, at the request of 29^th Judicial District Attorney General Danny Goodman, TBI special agents began investigating allegations involving Sharquawn Henderson.  During the course of the investigation, agents developed information that Henderson (DOB: 1/17/94), while employed as an officer of the Dyersburg Police Department, engaged in sexual activity with a juvenile in Dyer County.

On April 10^th, the Dyer County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Henderson with Soliciting Sexual Exploitation of a Minor by Electronic Means and Aggravated Statutory Rape.  Today, Henderson surrendered to TBI agents at the Dyer County Jail and was booked on a $10,000 bond.