Assault charge against Taser-wielding Chattanooga police officer dismissed

Chattanooga Police Officer Gregory Chambers

Hamilton County Sessions Court Judge Clarence Shattuck agreed to dismiss an assault charge against a Chattanooga police officer on the request of the victim.

Assistant District Attorney Rex Sparks characterized the off-duty road rage incident in which Officer Gregory Chambers drew a Taser on Shawn Smith as “angry words and posturing and too much testosterone.”

Shattuck ordered the men to shake hands during the hearing this morning and dismissed the case.

Chambers, 37, was placed on administrative leave following the Nov. 19 incident, pending an internal affairs investigation and the outcome of his court proceedings.

Chambers and Smith had an argument after a driving incident on Brainerd Road, according to court records.