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Jocques Clemmons

The Promise: The People And The Police, A Relationship On Thin Ice

By Meribah Knight

August 30, 2018

Listen The relationship between James Cayce residents and Nashville police is a tenuous one. In this story, we explore two defining moments in Cayce: A viral cell phone video of a police officer being assaulted, and the most controversial police shooting in the city’s recent history. Both were caught on camera. And both reveal the strain between the people […]

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Jocques Clemmons, MDHA

Nashville’s Police Oversight Board May Collapse In Metro Council

By Meribah Knight

January 23, 2018

The proposal to create a police community oversight board in Nashville is teetering on the edge of failure. The legislation has been in the works for months, but recently it’s been mired in legal concerns. And Tuesday’s Metro Council meeting will decide its fate. 

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: community oversight board, Jocques Clemmons

Meeting Between Nashville Police Chief And ‘Justice For Jocques’ Cancelled After Months Of Sparring

By Julieta Martinelli

November 16, 2017

Members of the local group Justice For Jocques called off a meeting with Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson, taking issue with the audience he was requesting.

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Jocques Clemmons, Metro Nashville Police Department

Family Of Jocques Clemmons Revives Pressure On Metro Police

By Julieta Martinelli

September 26, 2017

Friends and family of an African American man killed by a Nashville police officer earlier this year say they will not forget. They’ve now begun what they say will be daily protests outside Metro’s East police precinct until the patrolman is fired. Jocques Clemmons was fatally shot three times by officer Joshua Lippert after running […]

Filed Under: Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Jocques Clemmons, Metro Nashville Police Department

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