Former Johnson City police officer due in court Monday for plea hearing

Former Johnson City police officer due in court Monday for plea hearing

A former Johnson City police officer is due in court Monday for a plea hearing.

Judicial diversion given to former JCPD officer for misconduct, tampering with evidence

A judge in Washington County, Tennessee has granted a former Johnson City policeman judicial diversion following his guilty pleas in Criminal Court. TBI investigators said Connor Cooper switched off his body camera and disabled his cruiser’s dash cam during an April 2024 pursuit and instructed a ride-along rookie officer to do the same. Cooper pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence and official misconduct–which could be erased from his perman…