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Community Review Board urges MNPD and mayor to consider decertification after officer’s conduct during prisoner transport
Summary
The board accepted an OPA investigation finding that Officer Patrick S. McGinnis struck an object while transporting a detainee, overlooked apparent vehicle damage and did not provide immediate medical attention; the board asked the chief and mayor to consider forwarding the matter to the Tennessee POST Board for decertification review.
The Community Review Board accepted an Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) investigation concluding that Officer Patrick S. McGinnis engaged in misconduct while transporting a detainee and recommended that the OPA findings be placed in the officer’s personnel file. During discussion members described the officer’s conduct as “egregious” and argued the board should ask MNPD and the mayor to refer the matter to the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission for possible decertification. The case concerns a December 12, 2024 transfer from the Montgomery County Jail. The complainant, Brian Moreland, told the board he was cuffed in a way that limited his ability to sit upright, alerted the officer to an imminent collision with a concrete post, and reported pain in his back and neck afterward. The complainant later sought treatment at Vanderbilt Hospital. The board’s assistant director reported that body‑worn camera footage corroborated the complainant’s timeline and showed the patrol vehicle struck an object while backing out of the sally port. OPA sustained policy violations for deficient or inefficient performance of duties, care of property and vehicle operation (MMPD manual sections cited in the investigative file). The assistant director recommended the report be included in the officer’s personnel file and sent to the chief of police and mayor. Board members then asked that MNPD and the mayor be advised of the board’s interest in decertification review. One board member moved that the board adopt the assistant director’s recommendation and send notice to the chief and mayor that the CRB wants the matter considered for decertification; the motion passed with one recorded opposition. The board’s action asks city leadership to decide whether to pursue state decertification through POST. Board members requested follow‑up to learn whether MNPD will submit the case to POST and, if not, why the department declined.
