Officer Adam Cooley, from left, Officer Sean Emmer Chattanooga Police Department
Adam TatumTwo Chattanooga police officers were fired Wednesday for using excessive force during the June arrest of a federal inmate at the Salvation Army on McCallie Avenue.
Officers Sean Emmer and Adam Cooley were terminated after a disciplinary hearing Wednesday, said Chattanooga Police Chief Bobby Dodd. The case remains open, he said, because one of the officers made a new allegation involving another officer during the hearing. Investigators now must look into the accusation, Dodd said.
After the June 14 arrest of Adam Tatum, Emmer and Cooley were placed on special assignment on duties not involving law enforcement.
Tatum was charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, five counts of assault and possession of marijuana and was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days for the assault charges. The other charges were dismissed, according to court records.
It was about 1 a.m. June 14 when Emmer and Cooley responded to a disorder call at 800 McCallie Ave. The Salvation Army is contracted to house federal inmates and Tatum was living there.