Lloyd waives upcoming court appearance

JACKSBORO, TN. (WLAF)-  The former police officer accused of official misconduct and coercing/ influencing a witness has waived his first appearance in court.

Isaiah Lloyd will allow his attorney, D.T. Christmas, to appear on his behalf at his arraignment on May 4.

Lloyd was indicted by a Campbell County Grand Jury earlier this month.

In January 2024, Lloyd allegedly went to the victim’s home wearing a hooded shirt in hopes of concealing his identity. Lloyd allegedly vandalized a vehicle and moved around the property, with his face covered until he was confronted by the victim, according to court records.

When he was confronted by the victim, he allegedly threw an “explosive device.”  The victims called 911, reporting the crime and blamed another LaFollette Police Officer, records said.  The victim used social media to repeatedly blame the other officer. The victim repeatedly and freely used the name of the wrong man, while Lloyd “took advantage of the misplaced blame to continue to conceal his identity,” the indictment said.

Nearly a year later, Lloyd found himself caught between two women. One being his spouse and the other was another police officer. The two women had altercation. Lloyd told the other officer she couldn’t press charges against his wife because she would reveal his crimes from January 2024. The other officer would be named as an accomplice because she had knowledge of the crimes, Lloyd allegedly told her. He went on to say the allegation would ruin her career and she could face criminal charges, court records said. A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation stepped in with the officer disclosing her relationship with Lloyd and his admission of the crimes from January 2024.

Lloyd was working under the assumption the statute of limitations for his crimes was 11 months and 29 days. For a year, he kept his identity concealed . At the end of January 2025, Lloyd admitted his crimes to a “confidential source,” the indictment said.  A few days later the confidential source told the TBI of Lloyd’s admission. That restarted the statute of limitations for a two year period. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED 4/29/2026-6AM)