Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Williams-Harrell, 26, charged in rape of 16-year-old girl

26-year-old Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department Corrections Deputy Justin Williams-Harrell is charged with the felony aggravated statutory rape of a 16-year-old girl. The victim disclosed to her parents that she met Harrell through Facebook, where he used the name ‘Miles Morales.’ She believe him to be 23 years old when they first met, but eventually learned his true age throughout their relationship. She disclosed they had sexual intercourse at least three times at his apartment at the Villages at Peachers Mill in Clarksville. Williams-Harrell was interviewed on April 28 at the Sheriff’s Office, during which he admitted to having sex with the 16-year-old victim. His employment was also terminated at that time.

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TBI Confirms Sheriff’s daughter, Sarah Fuson, at center of child abuse probe at daycare

The Tennesse Bureau of Investigation (TBI) today confirmed that Sarah Fuson, daughter of Montgomery County Sheriff John Fusion, is named in a child abuse complaint at Tylertown Learning Center in Clarksville, where she was previously employed. She is accused of shaking a child resulting in serious injury to the child’s head. John Fuson stated today that her situation was part of what led him to stop publishing mugshots on the county website. This is a developing story.

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Sheriff’s brother, Darrell Christopher Fuson, charged with masturbating in Rotary Park

67-year-old Darrell Christopher Fuson was issued a citation on March 13 for an incident that occurred on Saturday, February 26, at Rotary Park in Clarksville. Two witnesses told deputies that Fuson was actively masturbating in plain view, approximately fifteen feet from them. Fuson admitted to the activity and was later issued a citation for two counts of indecent exposure. [citation in story]

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Editorial: Sheriff John Fuson Must Step Down — Family Favors Must End

In recent weeks, a series of events has led Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson to make decisions that benefit his family rather than the citizens who elected him. Did you know about his brother’s indecent exposure charge? That’s because it wasn’t filed until yesterday — after Clarksville Today began asking questions about the February incident. This editorial details this incident and more, which reveals our elected Sheriff is no longer focused on the citizens of Montgomery County, but rather on how to keep his family’s problems secret. It wasn’t until his daughter’s impending criminal charges did he decided such information shouldn’t be public…

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Inmate found dead hours after being booked into Montgomery County Jail — John Frederick Murray Jr

44-year John Murray, Jr., was booked into the Montgomery County Jail on May 5th just before 4 p.m. on DUI related charges. Sources familiar with his intake say he told staff he would be detoxing from alcohol in a “very bad way” if unable to post his $8,000 bond. Hours later he would be found dead in his cell.

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