There are 5 article(s) tagged Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training:

• February 2024

  • Four former Memphis police officers decertified

    One former Memphis Police officer contested his decertification before the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, and three more did not appear for the hearings.

    By Ben Wheeler February 21, 2024

• March 2023

  • Decertification formally adopted for 4 MPD officers involved in Nichols beating

    The officers being decertified are Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr. and Emmitt Martin III. 

    By Julia Baker March 24, 2023

  • MPD officials in Nashville to request officers’ decertification

    Memphis Police Department officials appeared in Nashville Thursday, March 23, and presented state decertification requests for four officers involved in the traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols’ death.

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    MPD reverses course on Lt. DeWayne Smith decertification rescindment

    By Julia Baker March 23, 2023

  • MPD reverses course on Lt. DeWayne Smith decertification rescindment

    According to a statement provided by MPD Thursday, March 23, an internal discussion occurred concerning the department’s ability to decertify an officer who retired before being terminated and a request to delay the decertification was misunderstood.

    By Julia Baker March 23, 2023

• February 2023

  • Decertification of Preston Hemphill requested by MPD

    The request is under consideration, but Hemphill has not yet been decertified. 

    By Julia Baker February 09, 2023