A Tennessee mayor says the indictment of Chattanooga's former police chief just a day after her resignation is a 'sad day for our community.'
The indictment of former Chattanooga Police Chief Celeste Murphy shortly after she resigned from her position is a 'sad day for our community,' a Tennessee mayor says. Hamilton County Mayor Weston Wamp made the remark Thursday after the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced that a grand jury in his county returned a 17-count indictment containing felony and misdemeanor criminal charges against Murphy.
' FORMER CHATTANOOGA POLICE CHIEF CELESTE MURPHY FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES ONE DAY AFTER HER RESIGNATION Murphy, who was sworn in as police chief in April 2022 before resigning Wednesday, was charged with 'one count of Illegal Voter Registration, one count of False Entries on Official Registration or Election Documents, three counts of False Entries in Governmental Records, three counts of Forgery, three counts of Perjury, and six counts of Official Misconduct,' the TBI added.
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