Greeneville’s assistant police chief indicted following TBI review

Greeneville’s assistant police chief turned himself Monday following his indictment by a grand jury on a charge of misdemeanor simple assault.

A TBI report said special agents were contacted by District Attorney Dan Armstrong to investigate the Dec. 10 incident involving officer Stephen Hixson, 51, and a family member at a home on Sunnyside Ridge Drive.

Hixson was booked into the Greene County Jail and was issued a $2,000 bond.

(MUGSHOT: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)