Monterey police chief skipped out on conference, shopped with wife, indictment claims
Chief Bill Randolph is accused of skipping out on a training conference in Gatlinburg and instead going to restaurants and shops with his wife.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Monterey Police Chief Bill Randolph is accused of official misconduct, theft, forgery and other crimes following a law enforcement training conference.
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office said an investigation into Randolph revealed he skipped out on a conference in Gatlinburg in 2022 and instead went to restaurants and shops with his wife.
The TCO said the Putnam County town of Monterey paid $400 for Randolph to attend the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Officer’s Association (TLETOA), Randolph’s $25 TLETOA membership, $1,200 in wages more than $400 in hotel fees, $54.99 in fuel reimbursement, and $275 per diem for a conference he didn’t actually go to.
The investigation also revealed Randolph tried to cover up skipping out on the conference by using a QR code from another Monterey Police Department officer to report he attended training classes, the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office reports.
”This investigation raises several ethical concerns,” said Comptroller Mumpower. “By engaging his subordinates in his actions, the chief abused his position, and he has potentially damaged the public trust in the management of the department.”
A Putnam County Grand Jury indicted Randolph on November 4 on seven counts including: one count of theft of property over $1,000, three counts of official misconduct, one count of forgery over $1,000, one count of false entries in governmental records, and one count of violation of the Tennessee Personal and Commercial Computer Act of 2003.
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