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A white former Nashville police officer has been released from jail, about 18 months after he pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Black man from behind as the man was fleeing, the ex-officers attorney confirmed Thursday.

Andrew Delke pleaded guilty to manslaughter after fatally shooting Daniel Hambrick in 2018. Delke was released from jail Thursday.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A white former Nashville police officer who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting a Black man from behind as the man was fleeing on

Sumner County commissioners defied advice from their own lawyer by officially incorporating the phrase "Judeo-Christian values" into a prominent county document.

A nurse who had just left work was rushed back to the hospital. Police said she was killed by a man on probation who was driving while intoxicated.

The suspects in two high profile Memphis murder cases had been released early from prison sentences. Some say this is another reason why there needs to be truth in sentencing.

On Thursday, abortions will be banned in Tennessee and doctors could go to prison if they perform one.

The author applied for admission to the Tennessee bar, but the law examiners board rejected her request. She is now challenging the decision in court.

Attorneys have called for a change to the Tennessee sex offender registry they say created an unconstitutional punishment as legislators added more restrictions each year.

The Tennessee Parole Board has become an institution of extended punishment and inmate retention, not fairness, compassion, or release.