Spencer at a glance


Population by race and Hispanic origin


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Full-time law enforcement staff, Spencer Police Department

This information is currently unavailable.

Federal grant funding for Spencer

Data was last updated October 15, 2023


We identified over $58.6K in federal grant funding, FY 2016-2026

Grant funding over time

Grant funding by federal department

Recent grants

USA spending grants for: Spencer
Amount Start and end dates Recipient and description Awarding agency CFDA program Type
$65,642.95 9/1/2014
10/31/2017
SPENCER, CITY OF CHP Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime
($7,021.05) 9/1/2014
10/31/2017
SPENCER, CITY OF CHP Department of Justice Offices, Boards and Divisions 16.710 Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Grants Prime

Military equipment transfers


We were unable to locate any military equipment transfers for this location using the LESO Property Transferred to Participating Agencies database published by the Defense Logistics Agency. It is possible that this location has acquired military equipment for policing via other sources or programs.

Local police misconduct data, consent decrees, and settlements

Data last updated July 9, 2025


Settlements

We identified 1 publicly reported settlement that resulted in $1,300,000.00 in monetary compensation to victims.

Settlements
Year Description Outcome
2022

In 2021, Melissa Fields filed a lawsuit against Roane County Sheriff’s Deputy Mike King after the fatal shooting of her father, Michael Nichols. The case was settled for $585,000.

In 2020, King came to Nichols’ front porch. King claimed that Nichols ignored his orders and reached for a gun, which was actually a decorative BB gun. In her lawsuit, Fields noted that the BB gun was used as a decorative spindle in the porch railing, which King should have known based on prior visits to the property. King, who was not wearing a body camera despite a policy requiring it, shot Nichols three times. King was not indicted for the shooting, and as of April 2022, he was still employed by Roane County and was one of their highest-paid sheriffs. 

Compensation
$1,300,000.00