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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation on Monday announced the indictment of a former Cheatham County deputy on felony sex charges.
Jeremy Ryan Ethridge, an ex-sergeant with the Cheatham County Sheriff s Department, was arrested Monday on two counts of sexual battery, the TBI reported.
According to TBI officials, on Sept. 4, 23rd District Attorney General Ray Crouch requested TBI agents to investigate allegations of sexual battery by an off-duty sergeant.
During the course of the investigation, the TBI reported, agents developed information around Aug. 29 that Ethridge, 37, was responsible for inappropriately touching a female without her consent.
On May 3rd, the Cheatham County Grand Jury indicted Ethridge on the sexual battery charges.
CLARKSVILLE, TN – The title in front of her name sometimes causes her to hesitate: Dr. Sarah Dugger.
“A lot of my teacher friends will joke and call me Dr. Dugger,” she said.
Over the next few months, others might also hesitate when she tells them where she earned her doctorate – Austin Peay State University. For the last 94 years, the University has never awarded anything higher than an Education Specialist graduate degree, but that will change on Friday, May 7. Dugger – let’s say it again, “Dr. Sarah Dugger” – will make history by becoming the first person to earn a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in educational leadership degree at the University.
Cheatham County School District: Two-hour delay. Phones are down at the district transportation office.
Dickson County Schools: Two-hour delay
Houston County Schools: Two-hour delay
Stewart County Schools: Closed due to downed trees and power lines on the roads.
Buses may be delayed for Sumner County Schools and Wilson County Schools as they navigate carefully in the wake of the storms.
Find reporter Rachel Wegner at rawegner@tennessean.com or on Twitter @rachelannwegner.