Clarksville resident says police did not take domestic violence report, urges county action

Christie Boling, a Clarksville resident, told the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners on June 2 that Clarksville Police Department officers initially refused to take a report after an alleged domestic assault on May 7 and that she has been unable to obtain a protective order in Montgomery County courts.

Boling said she supplied video and multiple witnesses but that officers declined to write a report until Commissioner Weber intervened. "I was told that my abuser's civil rights were more important than my safety," she said. She told the commission she had not been granted a protective order by Judge Poland at the Montgomery County Courthouse and described a 14-day notice for a hearing as placing victims at risk.

Boling said the handling of her case left her considering relocating her business and leaving Tennessee. She urged the commission to take action to improve responses to domestic violence victims, saying: "Victims of domestic violence deserve better in this county."

The comments came during the public-comment portion of the informal commission meeting; no formal county action or vote on this matter is recorded in the transcript excerpt.

Commission members acknowledged Boling's remarks on the record. The transcript does not show follow-up motions, assigned staff follow-up, or any formal complaint filing recorded at the meeting.

Because Boling's statements were made in public comment, they express her personal account; the transcript does not include a response from Clarksville Police Department or the Montgomery County court system in this excerpt. The commission did not record a directive to staff or a formal investigation in the provided portion of the meeting.