CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - A
25-year veteran of the Chattanooga Police Department is accused of drinking on
the job during the last night of Riverbend on Saturday. According to a news
release to Channel 3, Officer Steve Jones was also cruising around on a police
motorcycle.
The CPD placed Jones
on administrative leave after suspecting that he was under the influence of
alcohol while on duty. His blood was drawn and sent to the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigations to see whether Jones was drunk with a badge.
The investigation is
still on-going and he is facing possible internal policy violations as well as
criminal charges. The CPD reports concerns with how the preliminary
investigation was handled which is being reviewed by the Internal Affairs
Division.
CPD Police Chief Bobby
Dodd has agreed to take Channel 3's questions on Tuesday morning. Count on
Channel 3 Eyewitness News to follow this developing story.