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Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry successfully completed three years of probation on a felony theft charge related to the scandal that drove her from office in 2018. Following the terms of her deal with prosecutors, Barry had the charge expunged Monday. Expungement deletes the case from court records as if it never existed. A staff member at the criminal court clerks office said there is no longer any record of the charge. Barry confirmed the expungement, but declined to comment further. B...

Nashville eyes $2.3M settlement in fatal shooting by officer Daniel Hambrick, 25, was shot and killed from behind by a Nashville police officer during a 2018 foot chase. Credit: AP FILE - In this Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, file photo, Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke sits in court as attorney David Raybin debates a new trial location at the Justice A. A. Birch Building in Nashville, Tenn. Author: JONATHAN MATTISE (Associated Press) Published: 3:41 PM EST Marc...

Metro Nashville is seeking a $2.25 million settlement with the family of Daniel Hambrick, a Black man killed by a white Nashville police officer.

Nashville Tennessean Tennessees criminal justice system increasingly relies on life sentences, a new analysis shows, a phenomenon straining the states prisons and budget. The population of so-called "lifers" in Tennessee prisons has jumped by 87% since 1970, according to the report released Wednesday by Washington D.C. nonprofit The Sentencing Project. An expert on Tennessees sentencing laws said explosive growth of that group is just the beginning of an impending trend. More than half ...

Judge denies change of venue request in Andrew Delke case A criminal court judge has denied a request for a change of venue in the trial of decommissioned Nashville police officer Andrew Delke. and last updated 2021-01-28 21:36:47-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A criminal court judge has denied a request for a change of venue in the trial of decommissioned Nashville police officer Andrew Delke. Defense attorneys had requested that the trial be moved outside of Davidson County. In a written r...

Andrew Delke case: Judge to rule on change of venue request by end of week Decommissioned police officer Andrew Delke is facing a first-degree murder charge for shooting and killing Daniel Hambrick during a foot chase in 2018. Posted at 8:33 AM, Jan 25, 2021 and last updated 2021-01-25 21:47:56-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A criminal court judge will decide by the end of the week if the trial of decommissioned Metro Nashville police officer Andrew Delke will be moved to another county. D...

Eric Munchel may soon go free, but other Tennesseans could still be charged in Capitol riot Eric Munchel may soon go free, but other Tennesseans are searching for legal representation out of fear that they could be next. and last updated 2021-01-14 21:08:01-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Eric Munchel is accused of federal felonies and potentially faces years behind bars for his alleged role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol. But Munchel is currently locked up in Nashville and hes not alone. Th...

Experts split on if police had probable cause to search Warners home in 2019 As conflicting stories circulate about who knew what and when, Metro Nashville Police and the FBI are once again under the spotlight. and last updated 2020-12-30 19:35:07-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — As conflicting stories circulate about who knew what and when, Metro Nashville Police and the FBI are once again under the spotlight. We now know that in August 2019, Metro Nashville Police officers stood at the door ...

Police: Reward money was crucial to get tip in case of murdered nurse Rewards are set up to induce tips The big break in the Caitlyn Kaufman case came after the reward jumped from $15,000 to more than $65,000. Some in the public say its a shame it takes money to get a tip, but police say rewards work. and last updated 2020-12-14 21:46:06-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The big break in the Caitlyn Kaufman case came after the reward jumped from $15,000 to more than $65,000. Some in the public ...

Trial for Metro officer charged with murder postponed again due to pandemic FILE, WTVF and last updated 2020-12-15 14:43:36-05 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The murder trial for a decommissioned Metro Nashville police officer has now been moved to July 2021. The trial for Andrew Delke was postponed again due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s now scheduled to begin on July 12, 2021, with jury selection set for July 6, 2021. The trial was supposed to begin earlier this year, but prosecutors as...