Former Police Sergeant Indicted on Misconduct Charges

Sept. 1, 2020 – A former Memphis police sergeant has been indicted on three felony counts of official misconduct stemming from acts allegedly related to his employment in 2018, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

The indictment alleges three different legal theories, namely that Eric Kelly, 49, with intent to obtain a benefit or harm another while acting as a public servant committed acts that constituted an unauthorized exercise of official power, committed acts under color of office or employment that exceeded his official power, and received a benefit not otherwise authorized by law.

Kelly retired from the Memphis Police Department at the rank of lieutenant on Nov. 8, 2019. The case is being handled by Chief Prosecutor Byron Winsett of the District Attorney’s Public Corruption and Economic Crimes Unit.