NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – Monterey Police Chief Bill Randolph is charged with official misconduct, theft, forgery and other crimes following a law enforcement training conference.

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office said an investigation into Randolph revealed he skipped a conference in Gatlinburg in 2022 and instead went to restaurants and shops with his wife.

The TCO said the Town of Monterey in Putnam County paid $400 for Randolph to attend the Tennessee Police Training Officers Association (TLETOA), Randolph’s $25 TLETOA membership, $1,200 in wages over $400 in hotel taxes, $54.99 in fuel reimbursement and $275 per day. for a conference he didn’t actually go to.

The investigation also revealed that Randolph tried to cover up his absence from the conference by using a QR code from another Monterey Police Department officer to report that he had attended training, the Comptroller’s Office said. Tennessee.

“This investigation raises several ethical concerns,” said Controller Mumpower. “By implicating his subordinates in his actions, the chief abused his position and could harm the public’s confidence in the leadership of the department.”

A Putnam County grand jury indicted Randolph on Nov. 4 on seven counts, including: one count of theft of property over $1,000, three counts of official misconduct, one count of forgery over $1,000 dollars, one count of making false statements in government records and one count of violating the Tennessee Personal and Business Computer Act of 2003.

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