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Memphis decertification, Nashville overtime allegation continued; mixed outcomes for personnel matters
Summary
The Commission decertified a Memphis officer following internal findings and placed other Memphis and Nashville matters into different statuses: one Memphis matter drew no action, another was decertified by default for nonappearance, and a Metro Nashville overtime allegation was continued to the formal docket.
The Commission handled multiple city-level personnel matters in a single portion of the docket.
Memphis: The Commission decertified Deontay (Deontay spelled in transcript as both "Deontay" and "Deontay") Garland after internal affairs presented evidence the officer admitted to sending text messages soliciting an adult-sexual encounter with a juvenile who was in foster care at the time. Garland resigned from the Memphis Police Department the day he was scheduled for a disciplinary hearing. The…
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