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Informal subcommittee approves decertification of former trooper Dustin Cotton
Summary
An informal subcommittee voted to decertify former Tennessee state trooper Dustin Ray Cotton after Department of Safety investigators reported multiple policy violations, including missed subpoenas, failures to use a body-worn camera, speeding incidents and improper sharing of dispatch information; Cotton acknowledged mistakes and disputed some allegations.
The commission's informal subcommittee voted to decertify former Tennessee state trooper Dustin Ray Cotton after hearing investigative findings and Cotton's testimony.
Sergeant Toby Clark of the Department of Safety summarized two investigations: an earlier DUI arrest where Cotton missed multiple subpoenas and the charge was later dismissed for failure to prosecute, and a separate personnel investigation arising from Cotton's frequent presence at Marshall County EMS offices. Clark told the subcommittee investigators found multiple instances where Cotton did not activate his body‑worn camera while interacting with citizens, repeated high‑speed…
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