Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act heading to state Senate floor
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, speaks during a state Senate Safety and Transportation Committee meeting in Nashville on Jan. 21. (Noah McLane/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis Safe Task Force Accountability Act is on its way to the Tennessee Senate floor after receiving a favorable recommendation from the state Senate Judiciary Committee.
Senate Bill 1467, sponsored by state Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, would require the district attorney general in any municipality where Operation Viper or the MSTF is stationed to submit information to certain state officials whenever a “serious offense” is committed and:
- It is dropped or the DA declines to prosecute an arrest made by the MSTF.
- An MSTF arrest charge is reduced to a less serious crime/punishment.
- There’s a plea deal in a case stemming from an MSTF arrest.
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Noah McLane
Noah McLane reports on the state house for The Daily Memphian. He was born and raised in Tennessee and attended journalism school at Middle Tennessee State University, where his passion for community-focused storytelling began.
Prior to writing for The Daily Memphian, Noah was the editor-in-chief of his college newspaper, worked on general assignment for the Jackson Hole News & Guide in Jackson, Wyoming, and was most recently an editorial intern at the Nashville Scene.
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