Feds Want Indicted Rutherford County Sheriff Jailed After Labor Day Domestic Violence Call

NASHVILLE, TN — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the pre-trial release of indicted Rutherford County Sheriff Robert Arnold after the details of a Labor Day domestic violence call at his Murfreesboro home were released.

Megan Arnold told the TBI that her husband had been drinking on Labor Day and that he blocked her from entering their bedroom. She then “reached through the door opening, twisted the defendant’s nipple,” according to paperwork filed Thursday in Arnold's federal fraud and conspiracy case related to an allege e-cigarette scheme at the Rutherford County Jail involving Arnold, his chief deputy and his uncle.

Arnold then allegedly “pushed Mrs. Arnold to the floor and punched her in her right arm near her shoulder.”
Megan Arnold then “kicked the defendant.” Robert Arnold then allegedly “grabbed a belt and wrapped it around Mrs. Arnold in an attempt to drag her out of the room without leaving marks on her body.” She slipped out of the belt and the sheriff “pinned her on the bed with his body.”

The sheriff's wife called the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office and two deputies responded but no report was filed, prompting a TBI investigation. However, Mrs. Arnold refused to sign paperwork for the U.S. Attorney and denied that her husband had touched her.

The sheriff denied anything happened.

Federal prosecutors have asked the judge to change the conditions of Arnold's bond and issue a warrant for his arrest for violating the terms of his release.

Image via Rutherford County Sheriff's Department.