When Joseph Lamont Williams refused to leave the public park where he has lived for years, he was charged with a felony. Camping bans are on the rise as states seek to crack down on homelessness.
Complaint accuses doctor involved in failed Tennessee execution of violating ethics
A Tennessee death row inmate’s sister has filed a complaint against a doctor involved in his failed execution. It claims that Tony Carruthers suffered excruciating pain on May 21 as the IV team struggled for over an hour to insert a backup line.
Ghost gun company ordered to pay $104 million in Kentucky case, ‘largest in U.S. history’
After an online ghost gun company failed to appear at its own trial, a Louisville jury awarded a mother $104.2 million in damages.
Indictments show five inmate murders, assaults and other violence at a Tennessee prison
A grand jury has issued 50 indictments involving five murdered inmates, assaults against staff and other violence at a Tennessee prison. The Lake County grand jury issued the indictments all related to the Northwest Correctional Complex, a state-run prison in Tiptonville. District Attorney Danny H. Goodman Jr. says those include murder charges related to inmates who were killed in five separate incidents in 2025 and 2026.
Metro agency: Policing technology report ‘fundamentally flawed’
A Metro agency is publicly questioning an independent nonprofit report that explores how Nashville police use various technologies.
After failed execution, Gov. Lee says no moratorium, no protocol changes for lethal injection
It’s unlikely Gov. Bill Lee will call a death penalty moratorium before Tennessee’s next execution. Calls for a temporary suspension, investigation and corrective action plan have been ramping up since May.
The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video
The grandfather of a man fatally killed by members of the Tennessee National Guard says he wants law enforcement to release video footage to see if it supports the police narrative that his 20-year-old grandson, Tyrin Johnson, turned toward U.S. guard members with a gun while fleeing.
Investigations underway in death of man in Montgomery County jail
The NAACP and some residents in Clarksville are calling for a federal investigation into the arrest of 34-year-old Darius Chappell, who died in custody on Friday.
National Guard troops fatally shoot a man in downtown Memphis
Memphis police say National Guard troops fired their weapons in the early morning hours of July 5, killing a man who was armed with a handgun. State investigators will handle the case.
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