Event Brief
Grand Jury Won’t Indict Deer Lodge Fire Chief
Filed: Jun 10, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: Tennessee Comptroller probe found misused funds for personal utilities, but a Morgan County grand jury declined to indict.
WHO: Deer Lodge Volunteer Fire Department fire chief; Tennessee Comptroller’s investigators; Morgan County Grand Jury
WHAT: Grand jury declined to return an indictment after a Comptroller investigation into alleged misappropriation of department funds.
WHEN: Jun 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM ET
WHERE: Deer Lodge, Tennessee (Morgan County)
WHY: A Tennessee Comptroller’s investigation found the fire chief allegedly misappropriated department funds to pay personal utility bills, but the grand jury declined to indict.
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