The controversial Nashville non-violence group Gideon's Army appears to be in damage control following a NewsChannel 5 investigation, even apologizing for a racial slur directed against the respected head of Meharry Medical College.
A convicted felon employed by Gideon's Army as a "violence interrupter" plans to plead guilty to federal firearms charges stemming from his role in a shoot-out in a troubled North Nashville neighborhood, court records show.
Buried among social media posts by some of the group's front-line leaders, NewsChannel 5 Investigates discovered a side of the group that most of the public has never seen.
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