An arraignment has been rescheduled for a former sheriff’s detective in Tennessee who is charged with setting fire to his own vehicle and filing a fraudulent insurance claim.
Daniel Lee Garrett, 44, who until recently was with the Scott County Sheriff’s Office, was indicted and arrested in April after a 16-month investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, according to the Bureau and recent court filings.
Garrett’s vehicle caught fire in December 2024 in Scott County, northwest of Knoxville, the Bureau said in a bulletin. A month later, TBI began investigating and determined that the fire was intentionally set by Garrett, who was employed as a sheriff’s detective at the time, the agency explained.
A grand jury returned the indictment in mid-April, charging Garrett with setting fire to personal property and filing a false insurance claim. Garrett posted a $25,000 bond. A court arraignment set for this week has been postponed, according to Scott County court records.
Garrett’s auto insurance carrier was not named in court filings.
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