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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Mar 3, 2023

Three Knoxville Police Department officers and a transportation officer are being investigated for their treatment of a woman whose pleas for help were ignored as they accused her of faking an illness, the Associated Press reports. The police officers, Brandon Wardlaw, Adam Barnett and Timothy Distasio, and transportation officer Danny Dugan are on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an internal investigation into their conduct. Earlier this week, the Knox County District Attorney’s office announced it would not press criminal charges after an autopsy determined that “at no time did law enforcement interaction cause or contribute” to Lisa Edwards’ death. Video of the interactions shows the officers rebuff her many requests for help.