Investigator with West TN public defender’s office faces marijuana charges

TIPTON COUNTY, Tenn. — An investigator with a West Tennessee public defender’s office is facing drug charges.

On Feb. 13, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation began investigating Brent Chunn, 40, on allegations that he was involved in the purchase of illicit drugs, according to a release from the TBI.

Chunn is an investigator for the Public Defender’s Office for the 25th District Judicial, according to the release.

The release says TBI agents developed information that from Jan. 2017 through Jan. 2018, Chunn had been involved in purchasing marijuana from an individual known by law enforcement to be involved in the sale of illicit drugs.

On Tuesday, the Tipton County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Chunn with 28 counts of simple possession or casual exchange of a schedule VI drug and one count of tampering with evidence, according to the release.

Chunn was arrested Wednesday and booked into the Tipton County Jail on a $10,000 bond.