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Bean Station Police Department
The mission of the Bean Station Police Department is to be dedicated to protecting and serving the citizens of the Town of Bean Station. Our primary responsibility is to protect life, liberty and property, while maintaining integrity, fairness and professionalism. We will ensure that the Constitution of the United States, Tennessee State Law, and City Ordinances are enforced. We take pride in the partnership we have with the community to enhance the quality of life in the Town of Bean Station.
Bean Station Police Officers
Chief John McMurray
Chief John McMurray started his career in law enforcement as a reserve deputy at the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Office in the early 2000s. He graduated from the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy, basic police training in 2003. Chief McMurray has served as a patrol deputy as well as detective for Claiborne and Grainger Counties as well as a patrolman and detective for the Bean Station Police Department. McMurray has spent the majority of his career as a detective, and has attended several specialized training classes for investigations. Including a six-week State Academy hosted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in 2016. He obtained a Bachelors Degree in Criminal Justice in 2019 from Bethel University. He came back to Bean Station Police Department as detective in March of 2019 and was appointed as Chief of Police in February of 2020.
Det Sgt Luke Jarnigan
Detective Jarnigan began in law enforcement with the Mt Carmel Police Department in 2014. He has also worked for the Grainger County Sheriff’s Department and Knox County Sheriff’s Department before joining BSPD in 2020. He has been a patrol officer and Narcotics Detective in the past. Detective Jarnigan was the 2022 Officer of the Year with Bean Station and currently serves as a Detective Sergeant with the agency.
Cpl. Jared Etherton
Corporal Jared Etherton began law enforcement in 2016 with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office where he worked in the jail and then was later transferred to patrol after attending the Blount County Law Enforcement Training Academy. He has also worked with the New Market Police Department where he served as a Patrol Officer and was then promoted to Patrol Sergeant 2020. He has been serving at the Bean Station Police Department since 2023 as a patrol officer. Corporal Etherton was the 2023 BSPD Officer of the Year and serves as a media relation contact with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. In July 2026, Corporal Etherton was promoted to the rank of Corporal and shift supervisor for the department.
Cpl. Anthony Rickman
Corporal Anthony Rickman at the age of 14 joined the Knoxville Police Department Explorer Program. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he received Honorable Discharge. After his Air Force service, he enlisted in the United States Army deploying to Kuwait, and later to Iraq. He began his law enforcement career in 2004 with the Knox County Sheriff's Office serving as a Reserve Deputy before going full-time in 2005. During his time with Knox County, he became a Corrections Training Officer in the jail. Also during his time, he served on the Honor Guard and became an assistant instructor. After being assigned to patrol, he became certified as Animal Control Officer. He has specialized training as an Equine Cruelty Investigator and has Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training. He is also a Terrorism Liaison Officer. He completed training as Advanced Terrorism Liaison Officer with Homeland Security. He then joined the Grainger County Sheriff's Department, where he served as a School Resource Officer before transferring to patrol. After two years on patrol, he joined the Bean Station Police Department and in July 2026, he become the General Department Instructor and was promoted to Corporal.
Ptl Eric Pease
Officer Eric Pease began his law enforcement career in 2011. Officer Pease has worked previously with the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Department as a Patrol Deputy and later Patrol Corporal. In 2019, Officer Pease then went to the Rogersville Police Department in. After a short break from law enforcement, Officer Pease came back into the field, joining the Bean Station Police Department in 2025 as a Patrolman.
Ptl Evan Johnson
Officer Evan Johnson began his career as a patrol officer with the Bean Station Police Department in 2026. He attended the Walter State Regional Training Academy where he went through 512 hours of training. Since being assigned as a patrol officer, he has completed a field training program for hands-on training to gain firsthand experience of the many different situations we may encounter as a police officer.
Ptl Spencer Holt
Officer Spencer Holt began law enforcement with the Tazewell Police Department in 2021 after attending the Walter's State Regional Law Enforcement Academy. He also worked for the Claiborne County Sheriff’s Department before joining the Bean Station Police Department as a part time officer in late 2023. Officer Holt eventually a became full time patrol officer the same year. Officer Holt was also the BSPD Officer of the Year for 2025.