After a two-day trial this week, a Morgan County corrections officer has been convicted of official misconduct.
Joe Shoffner, Jr. faces the felony charge and a lesser misdemeanor count involving "extreme provocative contact," according to the Morgan County Court Clerk's Office.
The TBI started investigating Shoffner after allegations that he and two other officer assaulted an inmate while trying to restrain him.
Shoffner is set to be sentenced in Roane County on March 19.