Chief Mullins is a 27- year veteran of the Mt. Juliet Police Department. Prior to being named Chief, he served as Deputy Chief and directly oversaw the operational functions of the Patrol, Investigations, Special Operations, Canine, Training and Development, Special Response Team, and Animal Control divisions. He was responsible for recruiting, hiring, training, and day to day activities of the department.
While most of his career has been spent in investigations, Chief Mullins started his career in law enforcement as a dispatcher. After moving from dispatch and patrol, Chief Mullins served as an investigator in both Crime Suppression and Criminal Investigation Divisions, eventually leading both units. Chief Mullins has also served as a general operator, shield operator, and team leader on the Mt. Juliet Police Department’s Special Response Team. He is an active member of the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the National Academy Alumni Association.
While serving at the Mt. Juliet Police Department, Chief Mullins returned to pursue his education receiving his associate degree from Volunteer State Community College, bachelor’s degree from Bethel University, and his graduate degree from Cumberland University in Public Service Management. Additionally, Chief Mullins is a graduate of the Northwestern University School of Staff and Command, the Federal Bureau of Investigations National Academy class 286, and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director’s Academy. Moreover, he is a certified department instructor in the fields of de-escalation tactics, field training, less lethal impact munitions, chemical and distraction devices.
Chief Mullins also currently serves as an adjunct professor at Cumberland University teaching criminal justice and homeland security classes. Chief Mullins has also been happily married to his wife Tina Mullins for twenty-five years. The two have one daughter, Lauren Mullins. Finally, they have two shelter dogs named Brody and Luna.
