TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 14, 2026

The offices of U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett and U.S. Sens. Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty have agreed to forward materials from the Knox County Sheriff's Office investigations into a teenager's death to the FBI, Knox News reports. Ruth Dolin, the mother of 15-year-old Conor Dolin, who died in a Knox County car crash in 2022, sent the elected officials investigative files, public records responses and internal affairs findings. Dolin's family filed a lawsuit in Knox County Circuit Court alleging the sheriff's office was negligent in its investigation of the accident. A hearing in the lawsuit is scheduled for July 17. The family's attorney said the lawsuit and any potential FBI investigation are separate matters.