EX-DTF CHIEF WAIVES CHARGES TO GRAND JURY

The Drug Task Force director arrested in September on simple possession of
cocaine charges waived his case to the McMinn County Grand Jury during a
scheduled preliminary hearing this morning.

Kenneth D. Wilson, the former director of the 10th Judicial District's DTF
located in Charleston, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in General
Sessions Court and the case will now be presented to the McMinn County
Grand Jury in February.

Wilson, 53, of 179 County Road 633, Etowah, was charged with simple
possession of cocaine after Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents
responded to the DTF office Sept. 3, 2002, following information that was
relayed to District Attorney General Jerry Estes, according to authorities.

No other charges have been filed in the case but new charges could arise
from the Grand Jury's review of evidence presented next month, according to
court records and officials.

In September, Estes said he was told by one of his assistant district
attorneys that an informant had contacted her regarding the possibility
that evidence was missing from the Charleston DTF office's evidence storage
lock up.

He said the allegations constituted enough reason to call in the TBI to
investigate.

Wilson was fired from his post by the DTF Board the day following his
arrest and a new director has been installed.

Roxanne Blackwell, a former detective with the Bradley County Sheriff's
Department, was named to the director's position in November. Another
Bradley County officer, Jack Damuth, had been named interim director until
Blackwell was chosen to head the office.

The Grand Jury will now decide whether the evidence presented by TBI agents
warrants an indictment on the charge.

The Grand Jury will report its findings March 3, court officials said.