Investigation says Knoxville police chief’s inappropriate relationship with officer didn’t go beyond the phone

An investigation found that Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel texted inappropriately with subordinate officer Jasmine Reed, though it determined there was no evidence of an inappropriate relationship outside of phone conversations. Consequently, chief Noel has been suspended from his job for one month and is expected to return on September 6. The report concluded that the texts were unsuitable for a workplace but did not suggest coercion into sex or a physical meeting.