HENRY COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a now-former Paris police officer and his wife accused of child abuse and neglect.

On April 10^th, at the request of 24^th Judicial District Attorney General Neil Thompson, TBI special agents joined the Department of Children’s Services in investigating Alexandria Elkins (DOB 07-01-2001) and Brian Ray (DOB 06-09-1998). During the course of the investigation, authorities determined the two were responsible for injuries to their 3-year-old child that was discovered during a child custody hearing.

On Monday, April 14^th, investigators obtained arrest warrants for both Elkins and Ray, charging each of them with one count of Child Abuse/Neglect/Endangerment. They turned themselves in and were both booked into the Henry County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

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