A Tennessee man who has been jailed in connection with the shooting of the Chapin police chief will go to trial in September unless a plea deal is made.
Chapin Police Chief Steve Helmich was critically wounded during a chase in March 2022. It's taken more than a year of rehabilitation for him to return to duty.
The law, known as the SAFE-T Act, will eliminate cash bail come January. But it’s likely the law will see an overhaul of its own — or at least, tweaks — before then.
The hand-wringing over the Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act is not new. Supporters contend the cash bail system creates inequalities. Detractors argue the measure ties the hands of police and prosecutors.