to elect Latino Democrats
A group of Latino leaders in Tennessee has formed a political action committee with the goal of electing Latino Democrats in the state.
Fuerza Democrats Tennessee recently registered as a PAC with the Tennessee Secretary of Stateâs office, executive director Sandra Sepulveda said Thursday.
The group âwants to ensure that the growing Latino population in the state is reflected at all levels of government,â according to a news release. It will be focused on mobilizing Latino candidates and voters.
Sepulveda serves on Nashvilleâs Metro Council as its first Latina member. Fuerza Democrats Tennessee grew out of Middle Tennessee Hispanic Democrats, which was established in 2009.
Former Tennessee prison officer sentenced for beating inmate
May 5, 2021
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) A former Tennessee corrections officer has been sentenced to two years in federal prison for taking part in the beating of an inmate along with other officers, prosecutors said.
Jonathan York is one of six Tennessee Department of Correction officers who have pleaded guilty to using unlawful force against an inmate and covering up the beating at the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville.
According to evidence that was part of York s guilty plea, York and other officers entered the cell of an inmate in the prison s mental health unit on Feb. 1, 2019.
Appeal Denied Again for Man Convicted on 9 Counts of Rape of a Child Apr 13, 2021 at 06:30 am by WGNS
Last year, WGNS told you about a convicted rapist who filed an appeal asking for post-conviction relief, but was denied. The registered sex offender then filed another appeal, which was denied last week.
Christopher N. Hernandez decided to challenge the courts in 2020 suggesting that he never had the effective assistance of counsel. However, court documents released last year on November 30th showed the Court of Criminal Appeals believed he did indeed have the effective assistance of counsel.
Hernandez was convicted on nine counts of Rape of a Child, two counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery and one count of Solicitation of a Minor. Those convictions were heard in the courtroom of Judge Royce Taylor, who has since retired. The convictions also came with a twenty-year sentence in prison in exchange for Hernandez waiving his right to appeal.
Tennessee fugitives caught in Broward planned to steal boat, flee the country, BSO says Carli Teproff, The Miami Herald
Dec. 16 Two inmates who escaped from a Tennessee prison planned to steal a boat and flee the country, the Broward Sheriff s Office said.
Their plan, however, was thwarted by deputies who, with U.S. Marshals, took the fugitives into custody after a more than 10-hour search Sunday.
On Tuesday, BSO shared new details about the capture, which involved the use of K-9s and the department s aviation and marine units. This comes the same day the men waived their right to an extradition hearing, according to Miami Herald news partner CBS4.
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