A simmering dispute about Chattanooga’s Violence Reduction Initiative boiled over into an all-out political war Tuesday when the City Council voted to subpoena Hamilton County District Attorney General Neal Pinkston to force him to answer questions about his role in the anti-gang violence strategy.
The decision came during an afternoon meeting the council organized to hear from the key agencies involved in the VRI. Although several agencies sent representatives to the meeting, Pinkston refused to attend.
District Attorney General Neal Pinkston
