State Representative Judd Matheny (R-Tullahoma) today announced that he has received a series of emails sent to him and the Tennessean falsely accusing him of having an arrest record.
The sender’s account name on the emails is Harold Morphew @ yahoo.com, the name of a deputy sheriff in Putnam County, who worked with Matheny closely when Matheny was a Tennessee narcotics agent in Putnam County in the 1990’s. Deputy Sheriff Morphew denies that he sent the emails.
When the emails were traced by Bell South, they were found to have originated at an internet connection account under the name of Doyle Lewis, Jr., assistant Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance. He has held that position since appointed to it by Gov. Bredesen in 2003.
To obtain a subpoena to trace the email, Representative Matheny filed a John Doe lawsuit in Coffee County Court two weeks ago charging defamation of character, slander, and libel. With the exposure of Lewis, his name will now be added to the suit.
Deputy Morphew plans to file a civil suit against Mr. Lewis for defamation also. Mr. Lewis’s daughter-in-law previously worked for Deputy Morphew.
In addition, a criminal investigation of federal and state charges, including impersonating a police officer, harassment, and identity theft, is being developed against Mr. Lewis and related parties, both inside and outside the Bredesen administration. Representative Matheny has asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) to assist in the investigations.
Doyle “Butch” Lewis, Jr. is a former five-term state representative from Manchester.

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