Dixon County Circuit Court Judge David D. Wolfe on the record accepted the state’s move to dismiss a resisting-arrest charge and took steps to preserve evidence and testimony ahead of trial in State of Tennessee v. Sherrick Markey Vaughn, docket number 2022CR336.

The action matters because the disposition of the dismissed count and the preserved testimony could affect what evidence is admissible at trial. The hearing specifically addressed motions filed by Vaughn and scheduling for the case set for trial later this year.

The state told the court it would dismiss Count 2 (resisting arrest). Prosecutors said they elected to proceed on Count 1 — driving on a revoked license (third offense) — and Count 3 — retaliation for past actions. Judge Wolfe confirmed on the record that Count 2 would be dismissed.

Vaughn, who has filed multiple pretrial motions including a request for a bill of particulars (filed March 27, 2024) and a motion to quash/dismiss/suppression (filed July 7, 2025), asked the court to subpoena Jennifer Dozier to preserve her testimony. Vaughn told the court Dozier “was present at every scene” and could verify his account of the prior incidents; he also asked that testimony be preserved to avoid further continuances.

Judge Wolfe instructed the clerk to issue a subpoena for Jennifer Dozier at the address listed in Vaughn’s filings (4085 Highway 128, Savannah, Tennessee) and said the clerk should attempt service though it might require voluntary appearance by Dozier to be effective. The judge also said he would continue the pretrial motions to Friday to give parties time to arrange witnesses and briefing.

The court also permitted the state to preserve the testimony of Sergeant Justin Stewart of the Dixon Police Department at this hearing because Stewart will not be available on Friday. On the record, Sergeant Stewart testified that during Vaughn’s 2022 custody he heard Vaughn make a statement in the booking area to the effect of, “I’ve got bullets for all of you,” and asked that an officer note that statement in a report. Stewart testified there was no body-worn camera footage available from his unit for the interaction and that jail staff were present when Vaughn was removed from his cell.

Prosecutors summarized the sequence of events in filings: the indictment initially charged the resisting and driving-on-revoked counts by warrant in June 2022; a third count (retaliation) was added by grand jury in October 2022; booking on the added count did not occur until February 2024 when Vaughn was taken into custody on all counts together. The court reviewed the docket entries on the record and noted an earlier arraignment on Nov. 30, 2022, and a prior waiver of personal appearance by then-counsel Mike Flanagan.

Judge Wolfe said he would give Vaughn a full opportunity to have all of his pending motions heard on Friday and indicated the trial date would be moved; counsel and the court discussed a trial rescheduling for later in the calendar (parties referenced Sept. 25 during scheduling discussion). The judge reiterated that motions related solely to docket 2022CR336 would be the focus of the upcoming hearing and that other motions could be argued at the same time if the parties preferred.

The court ended the hearing by confirming the limited purpose of the day’s testimony — preservation for consideration at the continued motion hearing — and formally continuing the matter to the court’s scheduled motion day. The clerk was directed to issue the subpoena for Dozier, Sergeant Stewart’s testimony was preserved, and Count 2 (resisting arrest) was dismissed on the state’s motion.

Next steps: pretrial motions for docket 2022CR336 were continued to the Friday hearing the judge set; the trial date was reset by the court during scheduling discussion and the clerk will issue the subpoena for Jennifer Dozier.