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Tennessee city accused of botching rape investigations agrees to $28M settlement

Jonathan Mattise, AP

February 15, 2025

A Tennessee city has approved a $28 million settlement in a lawsuit that said police deliberately botched investigations into a suspect accused in multiple lawsuits of drugging and sexually assaulting dozens of women. Johnson City commissioners voted Thursday to settle the case.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: discrimination, Johnson City, policing, sexual assault

Tyre Nichols case puts spotlight on Tennessee’s policing priorities

Ambriehl Crutchfield, Paige PflegerandJulia Ritchey

January 30, 2023

Nashville protest sign

The beating of Tyre Nichols in police custody is renewing concerns about how top leaders are addressing police abuses statewide, including in Nashville.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: criminal justice, memphis, MNPD, police brutality, policing, Tyre Nichols

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