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Informal subcommittee grants in‑service waiver for interim Medina chief pending full commission review
Summary
An informal subcommittee of the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission voted to recommend an in‑service waiver for Philip Kemper, who missed two consecutive years of mandated training while on administrative leave; the recommendation will go to the full commission for final action.
The informal hearing subcommittee of the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission voted to recommend a waiver of in‑service training requirements for Philip Kemper, interim chief of the Medina Police Department, pending the full commission's review.
Kemper told the subcommittee he was placed on paid administrative leave by the Jackson Police Department in December 2021 and did not receive formal charges until February 2024. He said being on administrative leave prevented him…
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