An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into allegations of sexual battery has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a deputy with the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office.
At the request of 29th Judicial District Attorney General Danny Goodman on April 2nd, special agents began investigating allegations of official misconduct involving Dyer County Deputy Jared Willcutt.
The investigation revealed the 36 year old Willcutt, while working as an officer at the Newbern Police Department, sexually assaulted a female victim during a traffic stop in Newbern on October 7th of 2024.
This week, the Dyer County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Jared Willcutt with one count each of Sexual Battery, Official Misconduct, and Official Oppression.
He turned himself in Tuesday and was booked into the Dyer County Jail on a $25,000 bond.
