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Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper decertified after hearing over trainee supervision and handling of DUI stop
Summary
The POST Commission voted to decertify Trooper Ronald Dennis Davis following a contested hearing that examined his supervision of a trainee, muted body-worn camera activity, and decisions made during a DUI traffic stop that the TBI later measured at a 0.269 BAC.
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission voted to decertify former trooper Ronald Dennis Davis after a lengthy hearing examining his conduct during a traffic stop and the supervision of a trainee.
Agency investigators described a June incident in which Davis and a trainee stopped a speeding vehicle. Investigators said the trainee conducted initial contact but that Davis re-engaged with the driver, later muted his body-worn camera while speaking to a fellow trooper, and discussed allowing a family member to transport the driver to avoid a second DUI arrest the same night. The investigator said the trainee was instructed to pause testing and that the driver briefly left the scene; TBI later…
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