An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment and arrest of a former Rutherford County Deputy for patronizing prostitution.
At the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones, in May, TBI Agents began investigating then-Deputy Kentrell Roper (below) on suspicion of patronizing prostitution.
Information initially gathered during a vehicle stop by officers with the Murfreesboro Police Department, and further investigated by TBI Agents, identified Roper as the individual responsible for paying a female for a sex act. Roper is no longer employed by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office.
On Nov. 3, the Rutherford County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Kentrell Lamar Roper, 35, with one count of patronizing prostitution. Roper was arrested Nov. 6 and booked into the Rutherford County Jail. He was released on his own recognizance.
