Grundy County probation officer charged with having physical relationship with probationer

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    GRUNDY COUNTY, TN (WSMV) — TBI agents have indicted and arrested an Altamont woman on charges of official misconduct after investigators uncovered a physical relationship she had with a probationer while she was working as a probation officer.

Tara Van Hooser-Prater, 38, is charged with two counts of official misconduct.

The alleged incident occurred back in July with a probationer who was on active probation in Grundy County. Hooser-Prater was arrested Wednesday and booked into Grundy County Jail on a $7,500 bond.

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