Judge James Goodwin on Friday allowed Megan Boswell’s current lawyer to withdraw from her case and appointed a new attorney.
However, the Johnson City Police Department never interviewed the suspect.
The case alleges police ignored repeated allegations of rape and allowed the suspect to escape.
A man was killed when he pointed a gun at a police officer after a car chase in Bluff City on Thursday morning, police say.
Authorities said two escapees are dead after robbing a NC convenience store and leading police on a car chase. A third inmate is at large.
Three inmates from the Sullivan County Jail escaped through an air vent over the weekend and are on the run, possibly in Virginia.
“WCSO is extremely lucky to have Sgt. Hurd ready to train our officers, & it was great for the State to recognize him as one of the best,”.
Johnson City Police Chief Karl Turner on Tuesday announced seven recent promotions within the department.
A 17-year-old Tennessee girl is in "extreme danger" after being kidnapped by a 52-year-old man, the FBI says.