TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 27, 2022

Jury selection began Tuesday for the trial of Travis Reinking, who is accused of fatally shooting four people inside a Nashville Waffle House in 2018, the Associated Press reports. Reinking opened fire inside the restaurant with an AR-15 before being tackled to the ground by restaurant patron James Shaw Jr. Reinking then fled on foot, prompting a two-day manhunt. District Attorney Glenn Funk’s office said prosecutors would seek a sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole against Reinking, who has pleaded not guilty. Reinking was ordered to receive treatment for schizophrenia after his arrest, but mental health experts concluded in October 2018 that he was fit to stand trial. The trial is expected to begin early next week. Records in the case have been sealed and attorneys are under a judge’s order to not speak publicly on the case. It is unknown how Reinking plans to defend himself.