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Decherd Police documents contradict police chief s statements on Ward investigation
Comments to Board and NewsChannel 5 now questioned
Two documents given to NewsChannel 5 Thursday now cast doubt over statements Decherd Police Chief Ross Peterson made to Decherd city leaders this week.
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DECHERD, Tenn. (WTVF) â Two documents given to
NewsChannel 5 Thursday now cast doubt over statements Decherd Police Chief Ross Peterson made to Decherd city leaders this week.
The statements surround the fallout from a road rage incident off of one of the most heavily trafficked roadways in the state. The Rutherford County Sheriff s Office says in June, former Decherd Police Officer Mathew Ward who was off duty and more than 50 miles outside of his jurisdiction held a driver at gunpoint using his police-issued service weapon.
Public records detail troubling past of Decherd police officer charged with aggravated assault
Ward: If you come to my hometown, I ll kill you.
Documents obtained by NewsChannel 5 through a Freedom of Information Act request shed new, specific light on former Decherd police officer Mathew Ward s work history.
and last updated 2021-07-15 00:07:13-04
Deputies say Ward was off duty and far outside of his jurisdiction of the Franklin County town of Decherd when it happened. Cell phone video shows the incident taking place off I-24 in Rutherford county, with Ward driving a truck with Arkansas tags.
Officer road rage incident
Questions surround past job of Decherd police officer charged with aggravated assault
Police sgt says he was told not to investigate
A Decherd police sergeant says his boss blocked a full pre-employment investigation surrounding former Decherd police officer Mathew Ward, who now faces an aggravated assault charge.
and last updated 2021-07-14 00:02:53-04
DECHERD, Tenn. (WTVF) â A Decherd police sergeant says his boss blocked a full pre-employment investigation surrounding former Decherd police officer Mathew Ward, who now faces an aggravated assault charge following a road rage incident. That sergeant says a more thorough inquiry into Ward s job history may have revealed potential red flags now uncovered by