TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Feb 24, 2016

Several Chattanooga City Council members want Hamilton County District Attorney Neal Pinkston to appear before them to defend his role in the city’s Violence Reduction Initiative, which is aimed at reducing gang violence. The VRI plan includes convincing gang members that prosecutors will use “every legal means at their disposal to target them,” the Times Free Press reports. Pinkston said he supports the VRI, but does not believe he can ethically treat gang members differently than other alleged criminals.