Two sheriff deputies in Tennessee have been indicted on federal charges of conspiring to distribute anabolic steroids. Thomas Derek Bowman and Matthew Simpson, deputies working the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office and Decatur County Sheriff’s Office respectively, have been accused of violation federal anabolic steroid laws by U.S. Attorney Lawrence J. Laurenzi of the Western District of Tennessee (“Henderson, Decatur Co. deputies indicted on drug charges,” May 21).
In two separate but related indictments, Bowman and Simpson are charged with conspiring with other persons to distribute anabolic steroids in and around Decatur and Henderson counties.
In addition to the conspiracy charge, Bowman is also charged with three counts of distribution of steroids, including Nandrolone Decanoate, Testosterone and Methandrostenolone.
In a search warrant executed at Bowman’s home in Lexington, about 500 dosage units of suspected steroids were seized.
Simpson is charged not only with conspiracy but also one count of illegal distribution of Testosterone.
Each count carries a penalty of up to five years in federal prison. If found guilty, Bowman could face up to 20 years in prison, and Simpson could face up to 10 years in prison, the release said.
The law enforcement steroid scandal in Tennessee started last year with the arrest of Nashville personal trainer Scott Haines. Haines was apparently also the steroid source for multiple police officers from different Tennesseean law enforcement agencies who worked out at the Nashville Athletic Club. Haines was suspected of operating Diamond Labs, an underground steroid lab.
At least nine cops employed in six Tennesse law enforcement agencies have been implicated in the use and/or distribution of anabolic steroids over the past 18 months. The following Tennessee cops and law enforcement agencies have been the subject of steroid investigations: Metro Nashville Police Department (Officers Mike Evans, Danny Cage and Stephen Reece), Murfreesboro Police Department (Officer Phillip Hatcher, ), Tennessee Highway Patrol (Sgt. Larry Hitchcock and Trooper William Futrell), Hendersonville Police Department (Officer Charles Cakora), and now the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office (Deputy Thomas Derek Bowman) and Decatur County Sheriff’s Office (Deputy Matthew Simpson).
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Millard writes about anabolic steroids and performance enhancing drugs and their use and impact in sport and society. He discusses the medical and non-medical uses of anabolic-androgenic steroids while advocating a harm reduction approach to steroid education.
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