Attorneys for the family of fallen Chattanooga police officer Nicholas Galinger have asked a judge for permission to add the city of Chattanooga and the restaurant at which Janet Hinds - the woman charged with killing Galinger - drank alcohol as defendants in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Lila Statom sent the first-degree murder charge against Sanel Durakovic, the man accused in the Jan. 7 killing of Ooltewah hairdresser Patrick Godwin, to a grand jury Thursday morning.
Citing "security-related issues," two federal judges last week ordered all federal inmates to be moved from the Silverdale Detention Center.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office Deputy Jacob Goforth, one of the deputies named in earlier lawsuits alleging misconduct by now-criminally indicted former deputy Daniel Wilkey, has been named in a separate lawsuit along with another deputy alleging the severe beating of a man whose family was seeking medical help for possible alcohol poisoning.
Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Don Poole has set a trial date in the case against Janet Hinds, the motorist accused of hitting and killing Chattanooga police officer Nicholas Galinger.
"I'm proud of [our clearance rate]; I'm even more proud of the team of investigators clearing these cases," said police Chief David Roddy.
Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Tom Greenholtz on Friday dismissed all racketeering conspiracy charges against 55 alleged members of the Alton Park Bloods gang, citing the state's failure to meet the law's requirements to show conspiracy.
Neither policeman disciplined because of lack of documentation
A Collegedale, Tennessee, police officer with an extensive history of pursuits, including one that led to a deadly crash in July 2019, has been promoted to sergeant.
The number of people killed in domestic violence incidents in Chattanooga doubled last year.
