Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents raided the Millersville Police Department on Tuesday, executing a search warrant as the criminal investigation into the troubled agency enters a dramatic new phase.
A team of agents was also seen executing a separate search warrant at the White House residence of the department's conspiracy-minded assistant police chief, Shawn Taylor.
"I can confirm that a search warrant execution is underway at the Millersville Police Department as part of an ongoing investigation," TBI spokesperson Susan Niland said in an email.
She later confirmed the search at the address where Taylor resides.
An estimated dozen TBI agents descended upon Millersville City Hall sometime Tuesday morning to carry out the search.
Photos provided to NewsChannel 5 Investigates show agents combing through an unmarked police vehicle as Chief Bryan Morris and Detective Todd Dorris stood off to the side. NewsChannel 5 later witnessed agents searching multiple other vehicles.
Agents were also inside the department searching offices there.
About nine miles away in rural Robertson County, NewsChannel 5 Investigates observed eight TBI agents outside Shawn Taylor's home, which prominently features an American flag and a Trump flag on a flagpole just outside.
One TBI official made frequent trips to vehicles parked outside, then returning inside as the search continued.
NewsChannel 5 later observed a K-9 dog being led around the property.
While it is not known what TBI agents are seeking, Taylor has appeared in videos in which he displays an impressive collection of electronic equipment that he has utilized to pursue his sometimes bizarre conspiracy theories.
The search comes amid an ongoing NewsChannel 5 investigation that sparked a TBI investigation of the department under the leadership of Morris and Taylor.
Two local district attorneys have previously confirmed to NewsChannel 5 Investigates that the TBI has been asked to investigate the possible use of sensitive law enforcement data to dig up dirt on potential political enemies.
The TBI is also investigating possible perjury of a Millersville detective stemming from his testimony in what appears to have been a botched child predator sting.
