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Former Tennessee coach accused of injecting student with steroid

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A former Tennessee coach is accused of injecting a student with an anabolic steroid, authorities said.

Roger Williams, 52, of Clarksville, was charged with anabolic steroids-prohibitive acts, WZTV reported. His bail was set at $5,000, according to online jail records.

According to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, investigators followed an anonymous tip that Williams, a contract coach with the Clarksville Montgomery School System, might have been providing and injecting a student with a steroid as part of strength and conditioning training, WKRN reported.

The sheriff’s office presented its finding to a grand jury, which issued a sealed indictment for Williams' arrest, according to WZTV.

Williams was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail on Monday, WKRN reported.