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UPDATED Aug 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
Aug 26, 2026 at 10:03 PM ET
Former KPD Officer Indicted for Abuse of a Corpse
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A former Knoxville Police Department officer, Shigeki Nagamoto, was indicted after a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe into alleged conduct at a death scene. The TBI says that in December 2024, while responding to a reported death, Nagamoto allegedly exposed and inappropriately touched part of a deceased woman’s body. The Knox County Grand Jury returned one count of Abuse of a Corpse.
WHO: Shigeki Nagamoto, former Knoxville Police Department officer; Tennessee Bureau of Investigation; Knox County Grand Jury; Sixth Judicial District Attorney General Charme Allen
WHAT: Indictment for one count of Abuse of a Corpse related to alleged inappropriate conduct at a death scene
WHEN: Reported Aug 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM ET
WHERE: Knox County, Tennessee
WHY: The indictment stems from allegations that Nagamoto exposed and inappropriately touched part of a deceased woman’s body while responding to a reported death in December 2024.
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