An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Gainesboro man charged with impersonating a TBI Special Agent.
At the request of 16th District Attorney General Jennings Jones, on February 23rd, TBI Special Agents began investigating a report that an individual had entered a massage business in Murfreesboro on February 21st, and indicated he was a TBI Special Agent. During the course of the investigation, Agents learned the man told employees he was there to do an inspection of that location, and wanted a session with a therapist as part of an undercover investigation he was doing into human trafficking in massage parlors. The investigation revealed that the individual who claimed to be a TBI Agent was in fact Eric Devon Quick, a man who has never been an employee with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Thursday night, TBI Agents arrested Quick (DOB 1/22/1991) and charged him with one count of Criminal Impersonation. He was booked into the Rutherford County Jail on a $1,500 bond.
Original Story on WGNS:
It was an odd day at a local Massage business in Murfreesboro on Tuesday... a man showed up with a National Guard lanyard around his neck claiming to be with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The subject told a worker in the well-established business that he was investigating "Asian Massage Parlors" and that he needed to receive what he called a "Happy Ending."
As the conversation got more bizarre, the subject allegedly told a staff member that he needed the so called "Happy Ending" because he has Cerebral Palsy. He then said that he has "Needs" while rubbing his leg, according to a police report.
Evidently, the man refused to show the staff his TBI credentials, but had no problem showing his actual drivers license. Needless to say, police in Murfreesboro have the mans name and phone number.
Impersonating a police officer and solicitation of prostitution are the two charges described in the actual police report.
Source:
MPD Incident 17-3822
