TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 3, 2022

Allegations that East Ridge police officers engage in excessive force, retaliatory arrests of bystanders and the filing of false charges appear to be mounting, according to a review of police and court records by Tennessee Lookout. The media outlet highlighted several such alleged incidents in a piece published today. The encounters allegedly included police knocking a 70-year-old bystander to the ground, using stun guns on unarmed individuals and seizing a bystander’s cell phone. The city is also facing at least three civil-rights lawsuits in federal court, all of which allege a pattern of unchecked bad behavior by law enforcers. East Ridge Police Chief Stan Allen largely has defended his officers’ actions in public comments.