Former Millersville Police Department detective Todd B. Dorris, age 50, was indicted on charges of aggravated perjury and official misconduct after a year-long investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI). The investigation, which began on July 16, 2024, followed allegations that Dorris made false statements while under oath during a Robertson County General Sessions preliminary hearing in May 2024. Dorris subsequently turned himself into the Robertson County Jail and was released on a $30,000 bond, as reported by WKRN.
According to WSMV, the Robertson County Grand Jury returned indictments charging Dorris with one count of aggravated perjury and one count of official misconduct. The grand jury's decision came on the heels of a TBI investigation that, after attempting to keep their involvement a secret, was initiated by a request from District Attorney General Robert Nash, who later recused himself from the case. Deputy Director of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference, Michael Dunavant, was appointed to serve as the District Attorney General Pro Tem in Nash's place.
NewsChannel 5 reported that the indictment stemmed from Dorris's testimony regarding a child predator sting operation conducted by the Millersville police with assistance from Veterans for Child Rescue (V4CR), a group of self-styled pedophile hunters. Dorris had sworn under oath that he and another detective were the ones communicating as a minor online, downplaying the involvement of V4CR to merely a consultative role.
"You and the other detective actually did all the typing and all the data entry. They just advised certain things to say and so forth?" prosecutor Jason White asked during the preliminary hearing. "Yes, sir," Dorris agreed, according to a transcript obtained by NewsChannel 5. These claims eventually led to the release of an arrested Nashville man when Dorris's truthfulness was called into question and a grand jury refused to indict the suspect in the sting operation's aftermath.
