Midtown Hills Precinct Officer Conner Harris has been decommissioned and assigned to desk duty as the result of his arrest for DUI Sunday morning in Wilson County.
Harris, 32, a 6-year MNPD veteran, was stopped by a Wilson County Sheriff’s deputy on I-40 while traveling between 40 mph and 50 mph in a 70 mph zone. The deputy reported that Harris had red watery eyes, slurred speech, and displayed indicators of impairment during the administration of Standard Field Sobriety Tasks. A blood sample from Harris will be tested by the state crime laboratory.
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The Office of Professional Accountability has opened an administrative investigation into the circumstances surrounding Harris’ arrest. He was booked into the Wilson County Jail at 04:27 a.m. Sunday, and released on his own recognizance at 09:42 a.m.