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Nashville’s Metro Council unanimously supports hiring an investigator to disarm prohibited people

Paige Pfleger

May 13, 2025

Nashville’s Metro Council unanimously supported a resolution that would have the city hire a dedicated firearms dispossession investigator. That position would ensure that people who are barred from having guns because of criminal convictions wouldn’t have access to them.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice Tagged With: davidson county district attorney, firearms, gun dispossession, Nashville Metro Council

NashVillager Podcast: Fallout from a major scandal

Nina Cardona

October 4, 2024

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Is Nashville’s criminal court docket headed for a major snarl? Plus the local news for October 4, 2024.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, History, NashVillager Podcast, WPLN News Tagged With: Attorney General, davidson county district attorney, Glenn Funk

Nashville’s DA secretly recorded defense attorneys, investigation finds. Tennessee’s AG won’t prosecute.

Marianna Bacallao

September 25, 2024

Former members of District Attorney Glenn Funk’s staff told investigators that it was common practice to record criminal defense attorneys.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: davidson county district attorney, Glenn Funk, Jonathan Skrmetti, public defenders, Tennessee Attorney General, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Here’s where Nashville’s DA candidates say they would stand on prosecution if abortion becomes illegal in Tennessee

Paige Pfleger

May 3, 2022

If Roe v. Wade is overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, abortion could become illegal in Tennessee. On Election Day in Nashville, the candidates for Davidson County’s District Attorney’s office weighed in on how they would approach prosecuting the medical providers who perform them.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: Abortion, davidson county district attorney, Elections, Politics

Davidson County DA candidate accuses incumbent of breaking campaign rules

Samantha Max

April 14, 2022

Early voting is underway for Nashville’s spring primary, and the race for top prosecutor is heating up. One candidate accused the incumbent district attorney of violating state campaign law on This Is Nashville Wednesday.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: davidson county district attorney, Glenn Funk, Hatch Act, This Is Nashville

Davidson County DA candidates answer your questions on RaDonda Vaught, crime prevention, community engagement

This Is Nashville

April 13, 2022

Election Day for the 2022 Davidson County district attorney race is May 3. Catch up on this forum with the candidates before you vote.

Filed Under: Citizen Nashville, Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: davidson county district attorney, district attorneys, Elections 2022

Sitting down with the Davidson County DA candidates

Rose Gilbert

April 13, 2022

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This Is Nashville asks the three Davidson County district attorney candidates (incumbent Glenn Funk, Sara Beth Myers and P. Danielle Nellis) questions submitted by listeners.

Filed Under: Programs Tagged With: davidson county district attorney, district attorneys, Elections 2022

‘He was crying out for help’: Landon Eastep’s widow questions law enforcement after 9 officers shot her husband on the side of a Nashville interstate

Samantha Max

January 28, 2022

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Once again, investigations are underway, body camera footage is circulating, loved ones are grieving and a city is left to wonder: Why have so many recent encounters with police turned violent?

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: davidson county district attorney, Metro Nashville Police Department, Mt. Juliet, officer involved shooting, TBI, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Nashville’s police oversight agency recommends discipline for an officer who shot and injured a man in 2020

Samantha Max

January 26, 2022

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The civilian-run agency that oversees the Metro Nashville Police Department has completed its first investigation into a police shooting and believes the officer who fired should be punished.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, davidson county district attorney, Metro Nashville Police Department

Nashville Police Officer Charged With Murder Agrees To Last-Minute Plea Deal Before Trial

Samantha Max

July 1, 2021

The first Metro Nashville Police Department officer charged with murder for an on-duty killing will not stand trial.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Andrew Delke, Daniel Hambrick, David Raybin, davidson county district attorney, Glenn Funk, Metro Nashville Police Department

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