On November 9^th, at the request of 12^th Judicial District Attorney General Courtney Lynch, TBI agents began investigating allegations of domestic assault involving Richard Carl Hodge (DOB: 07/30/1964). During the course of the investigation, agents determined Hodge assaulted a female family member and vandalized property during the incident.

On Friday, November 13th, TBI agents obtained arrest warrants, charging Hodge on two counts of Domestic Assault and one count of Vandalism. He was arrested and booked into the Bledsoe County Jail on a $10,000 bond.

The charges and allegations referenced in this release are merely accusations of criminal conduct and not evidence. The defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and convicted through due process of law.