Tennessee officers put on leave after testifying about 'buried' internal affairs investigation

Some police officers in Soddy-Daisy, Tennessee officers testified that they feared for their jobs after they tried to share information about an internal investigation in their department that could affect a vehicular homicide trial.
We learned this at a hearing in the Justin Whaley case. Whaley is the former Hamilton County EMT convicted of vehicular homicide.
Now, his attorneys are arguing for a new trial.
In Hamilton County Criminal Court, Whaley's attorneys said a police officer and key witness, Officer Jeremy Wright, was part of an internal affairs investigation during Whaley's original trial.
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[@Fantazier1]

Another corrupt Police Dept., say it isn't so.

[@joekev27]

Seems like its a dime a dozen

[@mikewhitman578]

Well you better believe that they are not the smartest people in the world

[@user-yl9lz5ds1v]

Surprise, surprise, and in Tennessee. They can't even properly evaluate police officers before hire, but want to arm teachers.

[@littleblackduck3134]

116 years in a row

[@bradmccoy7996]

No integrity in law enforcement what so ever

[@user-yl9lz5ds1v]

This. Is. Why. They lie constantly, because if one comes forward against another police officers wrong doing, they are harrassed afterwards. Threatened to lose job, ect.

[@user-vv2wd9vm4l]

Yep, can’t go against the buddy system

[@user-yl9lz5ds1v]

@@user-vv2wd9vm4l it's not a buddy system. It's tyranny.

[@strider8933]

The officer should be on the Brady list and NEVER be allowed to testify again.

[@tnaccountability7455]

They had 15 Brady listed extortionist

[@strider8933]

@@tnaccountability7455 Only 15? I am utterly shocked there are not double that!

[@tnaccountability7455]

@@strider8933 for real

[@mikewhitman578]

Shut up and go down the road

[@AbNomal621]

It seems like a culture of dishonesty. But any officer in any accident should have a timely blood test. Failing to get said test should be automatic obstruction and tampering with evidence.

[@rogerwalker9191]

..Kudos to the 2 Honest Cops for their integrity. Very rare to see honest LEOs !

[@phobos258]

They prove to us that at least 5% of cops are good.

[@emeraldkind]

The only reason they are telling the truth is because they are pissed off at him, unrelated to this issue, and they are retaliating. If they had no other issues with him they would not be saying any of this. This is more common than you think. Blackmail is very much commonplace in law enforcement.

[@DrSammyMunchkin]

I told my neighbor 7% the other day.😂​@@phobos258

[@grondhero]

@@emeraldkind Please publish a book with all your "facts." You seem to know more than anyone else around here. 🙄

[@crinklecut3790]

Why is it so hard just to do the right thing?

[@rebeccadiggs1537]

We have criminals policing criminals.

[@1dartow]

More crooked cops...wow.

[@HawksDiesel]

IA should always be a civilian oversight board.... no former LEO's. Abolish Qualified Immunity.

[@faithhupy4983]

That big officers afraid he won't have a job by the end of the week I don't think he passed the fitness test

[@tnaccountability7455]

He be better off not being s domestic terrorist

[@noapologizes2018]

No surprises here. Corruption within police departments nationwide, is so prevalent. These people within the justice system are given preferential treatment with qualified, and judicial immunity, it's no wonder that corruption is so rampant. And, the public blindly goes along with the belief that LE and the justice system is filled with benevolent honest people. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[@nickhettelsater4769]

Looks like the one officer spent his whole shift at the Dunkin Donuts everyday.

[@ivezb]

Law Enforcement is a Brotherhood until its time to testify against each other. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sethbrunfiedsr5194]

damn so it dont mean anything if officer is a known liar in court

[@bluethunder5694]

Where you been?

[@Staywoke7909]

Nope, just like it doesn’t mean anything if the GOP candidate is a known liar and abuser with 88 indictments to them!!

[@sethbrunfiedsr5194]

@@bluethunder5694 I been around

[@tnaccountability7455]

That's all those domestic terrorists do is lie n commit crimes

[@jamesbillington9280]

You will be relieved to know the police investigated themselves and found no wrongdoing. Sleep will tonight.

[@howlinwulf]

When a judge will take the word of an officer over any civilian we need to make damn sure the officer isnt a liar. But of course there is no cop who wouldnt/doesnt lie every time their mouth opens Why do even need a police dept. All they do is lie. Id rather take my chances with criminals at least they have a little honor, c0p doesnt have any.

[@dontcare9689]

A lie is a lie is a lie.

[@bluethunder5694]

They investigate them selves , if I fucked up then they said investigate yourself and we will go with what you find ,

[@Edman116]

They took "Protect and Serve" off of our cars because the supreme court says they don't have to, and now they make no effort. Why are we paying them, when ALL of those billions of dollars could go to our own personal security?

[@user-yl9lz5ds1v]

Investigate BRADLEY COUNTY, TN.

[@elijahmiller912]

"Feared for their jobs", they fear absolutely everything

[@rudedogal1420]

The police department only has one play and it’s a bad one. 🤥

[@dru1]

wrong way head on crash, thats pretty bad, with or without an DUI charge. im not sure what the officer lying has to do with the other trial, but there are probably many trials the officer has been a part of.

[@frotobaggins7169]

Because the lying officer failed to take any kind of definitive, objective tests to prove the guy was drunk, and all we have is a proven liars word that he was drunk. The chief needs to be on the brady list. His testimony is worthless. In fact, if he did the deeds he is accused of he needs to be fired as he has no integrity, ethics, responsibility or honor. If we are to take solely your word for putting people in jail, then your word needs to be above reproach, even then, I wouldn't talk an officers word for it.

[@notozknows]

Cops said it's "open season".

[@joeecontant7490]

Those two cops should go to jail

[@shanebeckner6996]

I just looked it up. The investigation revealed that the officer was speeding while not on an emergency call. But that somehow the man he killed was guilty of failure to yield.

[@chuckjones2368]

Regular job you are fired, Why is there paid free leave adminisrrative leave

[@user-hj4uf9wz1z]

Prosecutors will never admit that they did anything wrong

[@igoelbowdeep1527]

How does he know it was 3 quarters of it is my question

[@dericksmith2137]

I’d ‘Object’ and insist it was just the tip. 😂

[@igoelbowdeep1527]

@@dericksmith2137 🤣🤣

[@timfitzgerald1035]

you would think the former chief could afford a better looking wig.

[@mselle66]

WHY? SO SAD! WHO CAN WE TRUST CORRUPTION EVERYWHERE

[@Chaplain_GM]

Integrty is Doing What is Right No matter the Outcome

[@HectorMartinez-gy8kp]

There's nothing like liars accusing you of a crime. Normal police buisness here.

[@toddbatstra645]

Higher standard

[@tugmeboat]

Just a couple more bad apples. How many apples in a bushel again?

[@xusmico187]

classic good old boy. if it is in writting it must be .... got to wonder what else the dirty cop has done

[@AAWBS1234]

She has 10 days to get the stuff to IRS. I sure hopw she is taking them serious.

[@robertthomasjones9278]

Looks like a casting call for “ Porky’s “, the movie

[@antman8588]

All cover ups should be investigated an they should be termed an not sble to work as a crossing guard

[@jasonhare8540]

Everybody who's ever tried to file a complaint on an officer knows exactly how the police act. Be it Soddy-Daisy or Collegedale or East ridge or Chattanooga or Red Bank. The first thing they'll do is threaten you and try to dissuade you from filing the report. The second thing they'll do after saying all that is tell you if you can't prove it they can charge you. Strictly speaking I don't think that's entirely true but it doesn't stop them from saying it. Eastridge in particular is pretty bad about this.

[@machellesanders5740]

Is there no weight limit or professional standards in police any more it embarrassing

[@standingbear998]

so they get a paid vacation? that'll teach um. what a joke

[@bubbastoner5277]

Everybody’s free to exercise their opinions , because of police , military, ect.

[@bazuukajoekame]

I bet your breath smells like leather.

[@thepotcallinthekettle4409]

He shouldn’t loose his job as a cop for testifying; maybe for being over weight as a police officer

[@mazzith]

Lewd behavior doesn’t take away from what someone witnessed and testified to. Now of it was planting evidence or lying on reports that’s a different story.

[@debrabrower3864]

The bad cops weed out the good cops? No wonder it is a bad orchard and not a few bad apples.

[@kodiakgrizzly5572]

Ah, retaliation in the work place. 😮

[@ProudCapitalist-ko9ff]

So he was caught lying at least once during an internal conduct investigation but he wouldn’t lie about to falsely arrest someone? Of course he would. That’s what liars do……..they lie. There’s a reason they waited 4 hours to test the guy for alcohol.

[@mikewilburn5884]

If you can’t tell the truth you do not need a firearm

[@williammoore3279]

Well done WTVC. When an officer is placed on paid or unpaid leave regardless of the reason - they have their agency issued badge and weapon surrendered and a no-contact order is issued for the duration of the leave. This is standard protocol. Second, my retirement group could give this attorney a good 1,000 documented cases where law enforcement lied on official reports and under oath. This is discounting KZbinr created content but news agencies taking time to compare body worn cameras against official reports, courtroom video, and even appeal hearing video. The likelihood an officer will ever face consequences for perjury of charges for submitting false reports is almost zero (0). Third, take a look at any Brady List to review the thousands upon thousands of officers proven to be untruthful or unreliable who are still working in law enforcement. (We can even show you where judges issued a not guilty for a defendant unless the DA pressed perjury charges against an officer found lying under oath during the trial - and the DA refused.)

[@markbailey2199]

Big surprise, cops love kitty litter.

[@gen4k20a2]

Wait, this is your video and you put your logo over all of the information bar with titles and what not? What kind of media organization are you? Do you even quality check your product?

[@jonlittle3738]

Judges prosecuting attorneys and law forcement or all in cahoots, Abolish qualified immunity.

[@garybowler5946]

Tennessee is a weird place with weird cops.

[@charleskellam1675]

Start a recall and bring in THE FBI

[@danfenwick4923]

A dirty lying cop makes EVERYTHING he has done in the past questionable.

[@xusmico187]

if you EVER go aganist the boss, they will get you for something...

[@Pet1717]

Gosh anybody surprised by this?? 😂😂😂

[@Nemo-ff9he]

Brady list cops???

[@somacinteriors]

Cops everywhere are doing this,this is the norm for all cops everywhere,not the exception and the public are the ones who pay in many ways for these crimes,prosecutors and judges do nothing about this

[@IBenZik]

@0:29, "smelled an odor of intoxicant". Was it the 10% in the gas tank?

[@fredbear-sf9st]

How not so unusual? 😂😂😂😂

[@annpeerkat2020]

Chief mike sneed of soddy daisy PD... the world watches the clowns come out to play!

[@user-wg3gy7sy9z]

Daisy was my mom's name. Rip.

[@user-ls8on7kn3t]

Good ol boy system

[@bentorrey12]

See cops snitches too

[@coolHandLuke5150]

Blue line gang doing blue line things

[@OpinionatedPirck]

Officers put on paid vacation.

[@chuckboy9372]

Thumbnail looks like Tom Segura

[@darnellhall8173]

Dirty cops nothing new here

[@user-wg3gy7sy9z]

Back the blue ALWAYS. Was one occifer in good shape?

[@FloridaFrank2010]

Not the dreaded FREE paid vacation! Team blue will protect each other, no matter how much they need to lie, or how many crimes they need to commit - all without consequences!

[@yt650]

If you think that your police department where you live is honest, I have some news for you. The thing that has exposed a lot of them and more exposed in the future is the advent of the iPhone, doorbell cameras and business surveillance video as well as home surveillance video. They use to be able to bury anything that they wanted as long as others would go along with it meaning other cops. People were beaten, bogus charges were lodged against people. People were kept in jail that shouldn't have been there. It's coming to your area soon if you think that your police department is honest. There may be some cops but you should ask one of them: have you ever arrested a bad cop for adding charges onto someone because he/she was mad at them. Have you ever testified or turned in a cop who beat someone because they were mad at what they said? Every cop has seen a dirty cop and they never turned them in. You would be surprised at some of the things the cops say to women when they pull them over at night and there's no other witnesses. Body cameras have been the undoing of these cops.

[@Independent-Journalist-Union]

It's time to stop promoting the myth, they're not ALL heroes

[@Gabriel-nn7jc]

Four hours?!?!? Shhhyt I can sober up and make it to work with 4hrs time

[@waynelucier1678]

Hey cops why would you want to work for a city of criminals

[@user-ph5cg6gg5u]

There is a tyrant cop that works for Madera police department that is trying to make me look like a child molester he really needs Jesus

[@blkcubwhtbear5361]

Damn the cop at 1:00 is hot

[@DrSammyMunchkin]

Paid vacation 😂 🇺🇸

[@MrCraigde]

Lying cops?! Say it ain’t so!

[@Colorado_Native]

We'll investigate that.

[@joseisrael1119]

Those thugs are always doing something wrong

[@Leppify]

If you are have no empathy or compassion, easy….work in law enforcement! That country is done for….

[@user-gh4fb1my9z]

A.C.A.B!

[@BA-wo1yx]

I keep mentioning how stupid civilians are but nobody believes me.