Justice Dept.: 2 Tennessee Law Enforcement Officers Charged With Federal Civil Rights and Obstruction Offenses in Excessive Force Case
July 26, 2023
July 26, 2023
WASHINGTON, July 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 25, 2023:
The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging two Lawrence County, Tennessee, law enforcement officers with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses stemming from their use of unlawful force during the arrest of a 61-year-old man.
According to count one of the indictment, on Oct. 5, 2020, in Giles Cou . . .
The Justice Department announced today that a federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment charging two Lawrence County, Tennessee, law enforcement officers with federal civil rights and obstruction offenses stemming from their use of unlawful force during the arrest of a 61-year-old man.
According to count one of the indictment, on Oct. 5, 2020, in Giles Cou . . .