The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation presented additional evidence to the Unicoi County Grand Jury on Thursday which resulted in additional charge against Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris. His attorney was served with another criminal summons this afternoon.
The Unicoi County grand jury indicted Harris on an additional count of official misconduct for using his county computer in November, 2011 to produce letters intended to solicit funds to pay his attorney fees. In October, 2011, the grand jury indicted Harris on six counts of official misconduct, one count of theft over $1,000, one count of tampering with evidence, one count of criminal simulation and one count of attempted aggravated assault. TBI began the investigation into allegations of misconduct made against Harris in September, 2010 after being requested by the First Judicial District Attorney General’s Office.
Harris is scheduled to appear in court on March 27, at 9 a.m. for an initial appearance on the new charge. A July 2012 trial date set been set for the theft and criminal simulation charges.