MORRISTOWN (WATE) – A Former Morristown Police Department investigator has been charged with stealing theft and misconduct while on duty.
Michael Nelson Hurt, 41, is charged with two counts of theft over $1,000; one count of theft under $500 and one count of official misconduct.. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says they began looking into the case on February 2. According to their findings, Hurt received at least three payments on behalf of Morristown police for seized vehicles, but did not deposit the full amount into the department’s bank account.
Hurt designed shortly after the investigation began. He turned himself in after a Hamblen County Grand Jury returned indictments on Wednesday. He was released after posting $10,000 bond.
