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Five Knox SO employees indicted in probe
Filed: May 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: Sheriff Tom Spangler says a grand jury indicted five Knox County Sheriff’s Office employees after a yearslong investigation.
WHO: Five current Knox County Sheriff’s Office employees; Sheriff Tom Spangler
WHAT: Indictments returned by a grand jury against five Knox County Sheriff’s Office employees
WHEN: May 13, 2026 at 7:19 PM ET
WHERE: Knox County, Tennessee
WHY: A grand jury returned indictments following a yearslong investigation that began before Sheriff Tom Spangler was elected in 2018.
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