10th Judicial District Attorney Steve Crump talks in the boardroom of his headquarters in Cleveland, Tenn., in this file photo.ABOUT STEVE CRUMPAge: 47Hometown: Cleveland, Tenn.Education: Graduated cum laude from Carson-Newman College, law degree from University of Tennessee, KnoxvillePrior experience: Opened private practice in Cleveland in 1994, joined Office of the District Attorney in 1997 and re-entered private practice in 2006Other Activities: First Baptist Church: deacon and music ministry; SkyRidge Hospital board of trusteesFamily: Married to Theresa Crump, two daughters
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – After more than two years of turmoil and investigations into the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, the new man in the job’s to-do list is as much about rebuilding the office and regaining public trust as it is about putting bad guys in jail.
New District Attorney Steve Crump said he will take a hands-on approach to resetting how justice is served within the district.
“I want my administration to be marked by the idea of humility and relentless pursuit of something better,” Crump said in a recent interview.
That hands-on approach will include personally guiding two ongoing cases in the 15-year-old Valentine’s Day triple-murder case, and reviewing the sheriff’s office investigation into the 2013 death of a high-class call girl that a Times Free Press story criticized as sloppy and inadequate.