FORMER OAK RIDGE POLICE OFFICER INDICTED ON MISCONDUCT CHARGES
Clinton, Tennessee – An Anderson County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Zachary Gauthier, age 34, on 23 counts of Official Misconduct. This matter arose from complaints within the police department. The Oak Ridge Police Department contacted District Attorney General Clark for an independent investigation of the allegations. Following that investigation, the case was presented to the Anderson County Grand Jury which has returned indictments against the Defendant. Gauthier is no longer employed at the Oak Ridge Police Department and was terminated prior to the Grand Jury indictments.
The charges of Official Misconduct are categorized as an E felony. Defendant has been booked into the Anderson County Detention Facility on a $50,000 bond.
District Attorney General Dave Clark said “it is a sad day when a law enforcement officer has to be charged with a crime. But, it should also be recognized that it is good that police agencies demand as much or more from their officers as they do the public.”
