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Tennessee POST declines to decertify deputy who fired duty weapon during mental-health crisis; asks for 6-month progress report
Summary
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission found that Jackson County’s termination of Jeremiah Johnson for an off-duty discharge and his initial dishonesty was supported by the record but voted to take no disciplinary action, instead requesting a 6-month progress report from any Tennessee agency that employs him.
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission voted on Jan. 15, 2026, to take no formal disciplinary action to decertify Jeremiah Johnson after a contested hearing over an off-duty discharge of his Jackson County-issued duty weapon in December 2024.
In an administrative hearing before Judge Alex Reager, the Department of Commerce & Insurance presented evidence that Johnson discharged his department-issued firearm into the ground while off duty at his parents’ home and initially lied about how the weapon fired. Department counsel told the commission the county terminated Johnson on Dec. 6, 2024, for an unauthorized discharge and urged commissioners to decertify him.
The department’s case included testimony from Chief Deputy Anthony Kane of Clay County, who recounted recovering Johnson’s handgun with 13 rounds in the magazine and said the respondent initially denied the discharge before admitting he had fired the weapon. Kane also prepared the Clay County incident report…
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