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Tennessee POST Commission approves decertifications, continues several cases and records no-action determinations
Summary
At an informal August hearing the Tennessee POST Commission voted to decertify officers with federal convictions or sustained disciplinary records, continued multiple matters while investigations proceed, and took no action on two cases where prosecutors declined charges or the commission deferred formal proceedings.
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission took a series of personnel actions at its August informal hearing, approving decertifications in some cases, continuing others while outside investigations proceed, and voting to take no action on a pair of matters.
Commissioners voted to decertify Martin Andrew Jordan after Dyer County told the body Jordan is in federal custody following convictions for aggravated child-exploitation charges and a federal sentence. The motion passed on a voice vote after the county representative described the federal conviction and custody status.
The commission also approved a decertification motion for Erica Hutchinson after agency counsel reported a federal conviction for conspiracy to commit felony theft and a federal sentence. That motion passed on a voice vote.
In a high-profile Tennessee Highway Patrol matter,…
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