4302 WOODLAND DR CHATTANOOGA, 37363 He is a father, a son, so maybe that should be taken into consideration. }, Copyright 2023, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Download the News 12 News and Weather Apps on your smart phone or tablet device to receive breaking news and weather push notifications the minute it happens. EVADING ARREST Hamilton County School Resource Deputy Tyler McRae, seen on video last week pulling the hair of an East Ridge High School student and pushing him to the ground Mr. Sledge's continued verbal outbursts and refusal to leave school property elevated the situation to the point where SRO McRae had no choice but to physically confront Mr. Sledge. CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION Detectives are investigating after a man was shot and left fighting for his life in East New York on Monday, police said. Roistacher wound up charging Locklin with aggravated assault, a felony, for allegedly threatening Carter and two counts of reckless endangerment for having a firearm inside his own vehicle, which was parked outside Carters neighbors home. orientation: "portrait", Age at Arrest: 40 years old McRaes footage opens with Sledges gym teacher claiming the student began cursing at him and calling him racist. Arresting Agency: Dept of Conservation East The entire video demonstrates that Mr. Sledge acted defiantly and refused to obey lawful commands. ". Arresting Agency: Hamilton County Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Citing body camera footage, attorney Flores alleges Carter falsely accused Locklin of threatening him with a gun without cause and insisted Roistacher arrest him. (Cummins) told Dyer that (he) did not appreciate Dyer speaking to him in that manner, according to the lawsuit. Mobile App|Weather App | WDEF Email Sign Up, Hamilton County Sheriffs Office YouTube page, Coming next weekend: Chattanooga Bacon Festival, East Ridge looking for suspect who fled from police station after arrest, Show-Me-Reptiles brings scaly companions to East Ridge. CAMPBELL, COLTON ISAIAH A short time later, Roistacher showed up at the neighbors house. 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According to court transcripts of the traffic stop, Riley was ordered to lift up her shirt and jump up and down, exposing the bottom part of her breasts while doing so. That charge, too, was later dismissed. What happened next was captured on the officers body camera footage, although attorneys for the city contend Cummins account mischaracterizes or misquotes some of what the video shows. var field59 = field59 || {}; The officers ultimately uncuffed the two daughters and did not file any charges against them, court records show. ARRELLANO-FLORES, RAUL McRae follows Sledge up the bleacher steps repeatedly telling him to collect his belongings and come with him, to which Sledge refuses, cursing out and further arguing with McRae. Though not required to, SRO McRae activated his body camera before he went into the East Ridge High School gym to monitor discussions between school officials and Mr. Sledge. WebEast Ridge Police Department. Sledge was charged with one count of disorderly conduct, one of resisting arrest and one of assault, according to Hamilton County Court records. In events where city police officers made unreasonable seizures of citizens and brought false criminal charges all of which resulted in the dismissal of criminal charges brought against the citizens no one in a supervisory or internal affairs role from the city ever contacted the victims to conduct any form of internal affairs investigation, attorney Robin Flores wrote in the litigation. The attorney for the former school resource officer of East Ridge High is addressing recent media reports that he says are incorrect and sometimes false about the arrest of a student. STALKING "They asked her to pull her bra out slightly, not exposing the breast or anything, but to pull her shirt up and to pull the bra out and shake it, so as to have anything in there fall out. The full video can be found on the Hamilton County Sheriffs Office YouTube page. 4214 Ringgold The city admits in its response to the Sherrard litigation that Angel Sherrard was taken to a local hospital for treatment after she was shot with a taser and later charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Deputy McRae has since requested to be reassigned from his position as a school resource officer. Arresting Agency: Hamilton County According to the release, policies, procedures, and training concerning the roles and responsibilities of administrators and security officers in Hamilton County schools will be reviewed. Were trying to get control and, really, using the taser is the best way to prevent injury to the driver.. } WebMaricopa County. The Hamilton County Sheriff's Department released the entirety of the body camera footage for the public's review. Three of the five lawsuits against Wilkey stemming from the traffic stop involving the minors have been dismissed. McRae and Sledge both go further up the bleacher steps where McRae tells the student repeatedly to hand over his backpack. evvnt_require("evvnt/discovery_plugin").init({ The city concedes Cummins had to be temporarily hospitalized for chest pains after his encounter with Dyer. THEFT OF PROPERTY UNDER $1,000.00 (READ MORE: Community members gather, demand change following East Ridge High School arrest video), McRae could be seen in a video that went viral last week grabbing Tauris Sledge, 18, a Black student, by the hair and pushing him to the groundas Sledge says, "Ya'll see what he's doing? (Locklin) saw Carter place his hand on a firearm Carter carried on his person (Locklin) responded to Carter that he had something for Carter, too.. Incident reports: Friday, April 28, 2023 | Local Incident Reports Sledge refuses and is then pepper sprayed by McRae for refusing to let go of his book bag. 7 accused of illegally entering US after being spotted by drone in 1400 SAN HSI DR EAST RIDGE, 37412 Age at Arrest: 26 years old Arresting Agency: East Ridge POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA RETALIATION FOR PAST In that case, East Ridge officers shot unarmed motorist William Cody Bell with a stun gun within one minute of stopping him. Suits Against East Ridge Cops Over Excessive Force Pile Up A week after Gilbride posted his video and accused officers of using excessive force on Wright, body camera footage of another questionable tasing of a motorist emerged. I'm not resisting.". 423-785-1200 | news@wdef.com3300 Broad Street, Chattanooga TN 37408. Locklin, who was not armed at the time, and the teenagers continued on to the neighbors house. A bystander captured footage of a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyds neck as Floyd, unarmed and facedown on the street with his hands behind his back, struggled to breathe. The city had a duty to ensure that it properly trained and supervised officers to ensure they refrain from using their police powers to retaliate against citizens who are lawfully allowed to question police actions, Flores continued. According to Tidwell, McRae has received death threats after a short clip of Sledge's arrest appeared on social media. "There's a lot that has been made of these allegations, and that's what these are, allegations," Tidwell said. When Roistacher saw a bystander recording the encounter with a cellular phone, he pointed toward the person (and ordered fellow officers to) get that mans cell phone right there. Wilkey is scheduled to appear before Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman on Nov. 3. Follow her on Twitter @LaShawnPagan. Age at Arrest: 40 years old HCSO-Corrections-Booking Reports Contact La Shawn Pagn at lpagan@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6476. Dyer was behind the wheel of the cruiser, and Miller was seated in the passenger seat. Jordan Simal. 57 Year Old Male. We are the most trusted source for local news. AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT DOMESTIC ASSAULT 445 BONAVISTA LN TUNNEL HILL, 30755 Is Sermon Topic At Middle Valley Church Of God On Sunday, Holston United Methodists Finalize Departure Of 264 Congregations, Including Several Locally. The video demonstrates Mr. Sledge was angry and combative towards his teachers and SRO McRae. An East Ridge police supervisor ordered a bystanders cellular phone seized without legal cause in another December 2021 incident in which the sergeant had threatened to use his stun gun on a man falsely accused by an off-duty cop of a crime, court records state. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Chattanooga Times Free Press, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. David Myrick a few months later. WebSearch for Police Arrests in East Ridge City, Tennessee. Seven people were arrested Monday on federal charges after allegedly crossing illegally into Maine from Canada Saturday.