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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 27, 2024

Celeste Murphy, the former police chief of the Chattanooga Police Department faces felony and misdemeanor criminal charges following an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), Chattanoogan.com reports. The arrest comes one day after Murphy stepped down from her role. TBI agents began investigating Murphy’s residency in April. This week, the Hamilton County Grand Jury returned a 17-count indictment, charging her 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. She was released on a $19,000 bond after booking.