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POST rules on multiple hiring and academy waivers; denies a DUI‑related waiver
Summary
The commission denied a criminal‑record waiver for a Chattanooga applicant with a recent DUI, granted several military‑discharge and criminal‑record waivers (including Bryson Watson and Eric Lee), and authorized staff to administratively approve routine academy change waivers for non‑controversial cases.
At its Sept. 24 meeting the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission decided several candidate waivers and training‑academy requests.
Chattanooga Police Department presented Joseph James White for a criminal‑record waiver after a misdemeanor DUI in August 2024. Mr. White and Sgt. Michael Smith described the circumstances; Mr. White said he had satisfied court‑ordered fines and intended to begin an early‑hire program if granted a waiver. In questioning commissioners raised issues about what the trooper affidavit stated regarding an alleged altercation at the jail and whether Mr. White or others…
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