From NewsChannel 9… A former Tennessee state trooper has gone missing after he was sentenced for a misdemeanor assault conviction on a charge t
A former Tennessee state trooper has gone missing after he was sentenced for a misdemeanor assault conviction on a charge that he pulled the face mask off a protester during the COVID-19 pandemic in August 2020.
In a Facebook post Monday, Columbia Police said 54-year-old Harvey Briggs was last seen in the city on Oct. 1, the day after receiving a six-month probation sentence, and he was driving a black 2015 Ford Fusion. He pleaded no contest to the assault charge on Sept. 15.
Before he left, Briggs made “several concerning statements” to his family and they haven’t heard from him since, police said. Police are asking anyone with additional information to contact them. They did not provide details of Briggs’ comments to his family.
The terms of Briggs’ probation require him to receive permission from his probation officer to leave the county where he lives. Dana McLendon, Briggs’ defense attorney, declined to comment Tuesday.
