The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has denied Chattanoogan Lee Hall's petition to delay his execution in order for the courts to consider the possible bias of a juror who helped sentence him to death decades ago.
Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputy Blake Kilpatrick, who has been under investigation for the December 2018 filmed beating of Chattanooga rapper Charles Toney Jr., is now facing a $750,000 lawsuit.
In the shadow of their client's impending death, Chattanoogan Lee Hall's attorneys are now asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to postpone his Dec. 5 execution to give time for the courts to examine a possible constitutional violation in his trial.
July was the city's most violent month, with six homicides and 16 people injured.
As Chattanooga man Lee Hall awaits a decision on whether his Dec. 5 execution will be delayed in order for the courts to examine a possible constitutional violation in his trial, the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a new trial in a case with problems similar to Hall's.
Attorneys for a Chattanooga man on death row have asked Gov. Bill Lee to delay his execution next week in order for the courts to examine a "structural constitutional violation in his trial."
A man was arrested Saturday after driving a vehicle occupied by himself, another adult and a toddler, into a creek off Sam Smith Road in the Northeast part of the county.
A former East Ridge police officer, who was fired for violating "community standards," is now suing the city and two former officials, claiming his termination was in retaliation for voicing concerns over officer equipment and inconsistencies in promotion and discipline.
A Hamilton County corrections deputy, who was arrested in September on an assault charge, is now being sued for a 2018 jailhouse beating.
Collegedale police have arrested a man named Abraham Lincoln for falsely claiming he was going to rob a bank Wednesday afternoon.
