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POST Commission accepts two-year suspension settlement for former trooper Albert Smith
Summary
The Tennessee POST Commission approved a negotiated settlement in the long-running case involving former trooper Albert Smith, adopting a two-year suspension retroactive to Dec. 21, 2022, with training conditions and reporting requirements.
The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission on Aug. 29 approved a negotiated settlement in the disciplinary matter involving former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper Albert Smith, accepting a two-year suspension retroactive to Dec. 21, 2022.
The agreement, presented to the commission by Steven Leffler, an attorney representing Smith, proposes a two-year suspension and requires Smith to complete in-service training for 2024 and 2025 and to attend transitional training at a law enforcement training academy. Leffler told commissioners the counterproposal was twice the length of an earlier offer and outlined inconsistencies in…
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