Eric Dougherty

Eric Dougherty has been selected as the next chief of the Johnson City Police Department and will begin his service with the city in November following the retirement of current Chief Billy Church. Dougherty has more than three decades of law enforcement experience, joining JCPD in 1993. He most recently served as the department’s operations major for the past two years. He has also served as special operations supervisor for all the specialty units of the JCPD, SWAT team commander, and sergeant for the K-9 unit and Special Investigation Squad. Prior to joining JCPD, he served for four years in the U.S. Army and for three in the U.S. Army Reserves. He also attended East Tennessee State University.