Tag: tennessee highway patrol

THP posts, then removes, photo of young black child against cruiser with hands behind back

Jason Steen

Early Monday, the Tennessee Highway Patrol posted a photo to their social media of children at the Junior Ranger Camp in Nashville. The photo depicts a line of children with a trooper demonstrating the importance of booster seats and seat belts, while a lone black child faces against a patrol unit in the foreground with his hands behind his back. After backlash on social media, the department quietly removed the photo.

Teens flee from police in Fusion; one attempts to take an officer’s digits when caught

Arianna Rupe

18-year-old Keymanda Woods was charged with assault of an officer and resisting arrest, and 18-year-old Dantay Campbell was charged with evading arrest after they fled from police in a Ford Fusion and Woods bit an officer while they attempted to take her into custody.

Chopper chases teens in a stolen vehicle from Smyrna to Antioch

Sebastian Shaw

18-year-old Treshaun Delucia and Quantaz Carter were charged with theft of property, possession of a weapon, and evading arrest when aviation found them in a stolen car that gave chase through Antioch.

Driver of stolen vehicle arrested on Whites Creek Pike

Seth Gann

41-year-old Christopher Morris was charged with theft after he was found by THP driving a stolen vehicle on Whites Creek Pike.

Intoxicated woman found driving through a construction site with urine on her pants

Janel Helms

42-year-old Anita Leonard was charged with driving under the influence, 4th offense, after driving through a construction site while intoxicated.

THP Trooper demoted within 20 minutes of filing open records request into fraud allegations of Sergeant

Jason Steen

THP Trooper Michael Parker filed a complaint with the state concerning a THP Sergeant that was allegedly falsifying time sheets. He then filed an open records request regarding the inquiry, and was demoted within 20 minutes of filing the request.