Newport Police Officer Arrested for Domestic Assault, False Imprisonment

NPD officer charged with domestic assault, false imprisonment

A Newport Police Department (NPD) officer was placed under arrest for domestic assault and false imprisonment early Monday morning, Oct. 20, 2025.

Newport Police officer charged with domestic assault, false imprisonment

NEWPORT, Tenn. (WATE) — Newport Police officer Brandon Cassady faces charges of domestic assault and false imprisonment after a woman said he held her down on a bed and refused to let her leave the bedroom, court records stated. On Monday, a Cocke County Sheriff's deputy responded to reports of a domestic incident. He met a woman who said that Cassady had accused her of cheating. According to the woman, he held her on a bed, tried to take her ph…

Newport police officer arrested for domestic assault, false imprisonment

Officer Brandon Cassady of the Newport Police was arrested for domestic assault and false imprisonment. An internal investigation is underway.