Officer Adam Cooley, from left, Officer Sean Emmer Chattanooga Police DepartmentINTERNAL INVESTIGATION FINDINGS• Sgt. Darrell Turner, who was the on-scene supervisor the night of Adam Tatum’s beating, did not report an allegation of excessive force to internal affairs when he watched Officer Sean Emmer kick Tatum while he was in handcuffs.• Turner was investigated after another officer said Turner often encouraged officers he supervised to use excessive force. The fact-finding investigation revealed there was no evidence and that no action be taken.
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With federal prosecutors declining to file charges against two former Chattanooga Police Department officers, defense attorneys are confident that evidence used in the criminal investigation will help both men get their jobs back.
“It can potentially. You’ve got 16 Hamilton County grand jurors who found no probable cause. You’ve got a very thorough federal investigation that found no evidence of any crime,” said Bryan Hoss. He represents Sean Emmer, one of two officers fired after a federal inmate’s beating last summer.
On June 26, Emmer and Officer Adam Cooley will go before an administrative law judge to fight to get their jobs back at the department.