A Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Based In Fall Branch Has Resigned In Lieu Of Termination Following An Internal Investigation Into An Arrest On Domestic Assault Charges. Johnson City Police Charged 28 Year Old Trooper Russell Holtsclaw With Aggravated Domestic Assault Following A Reported Incident At His Residence. He Had Been Assigned To The Fall Branch District Since Joining The Highway Patrol In January 2012. The Criminal Case Against Holysclaw Is Pending.