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Commission schedules formal hearing after investigator presents witness accounts in William Evans case

Tennessee POST/Peace Officer Standards Commission (informal hearing) · March 20, 2026
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Summary

After investigators presented witness statements alleging William Evans observed an assault and drank without intervening, the commission voted to set a formal hearing so witnesses could testify in person. The respondent denied the allegations and requested the same opportunity.

The commission voted to set a formal hearing for William Evans after investigators described new witness accounts that conflicted with prior testimony.

At the March informal hearing the investigator told the commission he had interviewed three witnesses who said Evans "definitely did see the assault take place," that he was "3 to 5 feet away" from the incident and had been drinking that night. The investigator said two witnesses believed Evans’ level of alcohol consumption exceeded Tennessee’s legal limit and described seeing a jug of moonshine and a gallon of Jack…

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