As a constable in Bradley County, Tim Fowler is an elected, one-man law enforcement agency. His post is unpaid and gets no regular state or county government funding.
But under a collaboration agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, he is eligible for tens of thousands of dollars in stipends, salary reimbursements and incentives for carrying out tasks on behalf of the federal government.
In December 2025, ICE sent Fowler a one-time stipend of $107,500 — $100,000 for transportation and vehicle upgrades and $7,500 for tactical equipment.
In February and March this year, Fowler filed two invoices with ICE totalling $16,909 for enforcement operations he carried out on the federal agency’s behalf.
In at least two instances, Fowler traveled out of state to South Carolina and to Greensboro, North Carolina, with another Bradley County constable, Daren Brantley, for ICE-related work. That’s according to a heavily redacted set of internal emails and other documents sent between Fowler and ICE employees and contractors, which the Chattanooga Times Free Press obtained through an open records request.