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Adam Michael Green
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 06/14/2021
Location : 3100 block West Division Street
City : Hermitage
County : Davidson
State : Tennessee
Agency : Mt. Juliet Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died after being tasered and restrained by police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Adam Michael Green, a 40-year-old White male, died on June 14, 2021, in Hermitage, Tennessee, following an encounter with Mt. Juliet Police Department officers. Officers responded to a 911 call reporting an "unruly guest" at a home. A woman claimed an unknown man had entered her home, was sweating profusely, destroying property, and not speaking clearly. Officers believed Green exhibited signs of a substance overdose or impairment. When Green became combative, officers tasered him, restrained him, and handcuffed him. Shortly after, officers noticed Green had become unresponsive and determined he was deceased.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/23/2021
Location : Parkway Village area
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/23/2021, at approximately 3:14 p.m., Memphis Police Department officers pursued a vehicle in the Parkway Village area. The pursuit ended in a two-car crash that resulted in the death of one driver and a passenger. The crash occurred during a police pursuit, and the case remains under investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/1-killed-2-car-crash-parkway-village-police-say/JYFQBNRHVRCHFFIN4RGKU4AHZA/
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/05/23/one-person-dead-following-two-car-crash-parkway-village/
Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/23/2021
Location : Parkway Village area
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/23/2021, at approximately 3:14 p.m., Memphis Police Department officers pursued a vehicle in the Parkway Village area. The pursuit ended in a two-car crash that resulted in the death of one driver and passenger. The crash occurred during a police pursuit, and the case remains under investigation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local/1-killed-2-car-crash-parkway-village-police-say/JYFQBNRHVRCHFFIN4RGKU4AHZA/
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2021/05/23/one-person-dead-following-two-car-crash-parkway-village/
Dewleen Self
Age :36
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 04/02/2021
Location : Highway 60 at Blythe Ferry boat ramp
City : Unknown
County : Hamilton
State : Tennessee
Agency : Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Meigs County Sheriff’s Office, Rhea County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Drowned
Event : Drowned after police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On April 2, 2021, deputies with the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office pursued a blue Chevrolet driven by 38-year-old Daniel Peak at speeds up to 90 miles per hour in a 55-mile-per-hour zone. The chase continued onto Highway 60 near the Blythe Ferry boat ramp, where the vehicle left the roadway and plunged into the Tennessee River. The passenger, 36-year-old Dewleen Self of McCaysville, Georgia, drowned after the vehicle overturned in the water. The driver was taken into custody.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://newschannel9.com/news/local/hcso-water-crash-after-police-chase-kills-car-passenger-early-friday
https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2021/apr/02/police-chase-hamilton-county-river-crash/
Braydon Wayne Henley
Age :3
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/26/2021
Location : Intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue
City : Cookeville
County : Putnam
State : Tennessee
Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 26, 2021, at approximately 7:41 a.m., a 3-year-old male child was a passenger in a 2012 Nissan Versa driven by his mother, Amanda Chatman, 24. While traveling north on South Willow Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, their vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a 2020 Toyota Tacoma driven by 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd, who was fleeing from Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers. The collision occurred at the intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue. The child died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/01/26/woman-children-killed-in-cookeville-pursuit/
• https://www.newschannel5.com/news/pursuit-ends-in-crash-on-i-40-in-cookeville-killing-woman-2-children
• https://www.wsmv.com/2021/01/26/police-3-dead-1-arrested-after-crash-cookeville/YouTube+2News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF)+2News Channel 5 Nashville (WTVF)+2https://www.wsmv.com
Alexton Cole Henley
Age :4
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/26/2021
Location : Intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue
City : Cookeville
County : Putnam
State : Tennessee
Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 26, 2021, at approximately 7:41 a.m., a 4-year-old male child was a passenger in a 2012 Nissan Versa driven by his mother, Amanda Chatman, 24. While traveling north on South Willow Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, their vehicle was struck on the passenger side by a 2020 Toyota Tacoma driven by 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd, who was fleeing from Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers. The collision occurred at the intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue. The child died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/01/26/woman-children-killed-in-cookeville-pursuit/
• https://www.newschannel5.com/news/pursuit-ends-in-crash-on-i-40-in-cookeville-killing-woman-2-children
• https://www.wsmv.com/2021/01/26/police-3-dead-1-arrested-after-crash-cookeville/
Amanda Beth Chatman
Age :24
Gender :Female
Race : White
Date : 01/26/2021
Location : Intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue
City : Cookeville
County : Putnam
State : Tennessee
Agency : Tennessee Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 26, 2021, at approximately 7:41 a.m., Amanda Beth Chatman, 24, was driving north on South Willow Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee, with her two young sons. A 2020 Toyota Tacoma, driven by 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd, was fleeing from Tennessee Highway Patrol troopers and ran a red light at the intersection of Interstate Drive and South Willow Avenue, striking the passenger side of Chatman's 2012 Nissan Versa. Amanda Chatman and her two sons died at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.wvlt.tv/2021/01/26/woman-children-killed-in-cookeville-pursuit/
• https://www.newschannel5.com/news/pursuit-ends-in-crash-on-i-40-in-cookeville-killing-woman-2-children
• https://www.wsmv.com/2021/01/26/police-3-dead-1-arrested-after-crash-cookeville/