Tennessee
From the Rutherford County Juvenile Court to the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
Stacy Lynch has joined the Tennessee Administrative Workplace of the Courts as their new Courtroom Enchancment Program (CIP) Director. Lynch involves the AOC from the Juvenile Courtroom of Rutherford County, the place she was a accomplice within the regulation workplace of Hull, Ray, Rieder, Ewell, Lane & Lynch, PC in Tullahoma and a part-time Justice of the Peace for the Juvenile Courtroom of Rutherford County, presiding over the Household Preservation Initiative (FPI).
“I’m so excited concerning the alternative to be working as the brand new Director of the Courtroom Enchancment Program and to work with the AOC,” Lynch stated. “Over the past a number of years throughout my work with the therapy courts, I had the pleasure of working with Leslie Kinkead, Michelle Consiglio-Younger, Stephanie Etheridge and Juvenile Courtroom Judges all through the State. I at all times discovered every of them to be educated, useful and welcoming. It was not till I realized of Leslie’s retirement and this chance that I spotted the extent of help that the CIP supplied to juvenile courts, attorneys, judges and the kid welfare system as a complete.”
As CIP Director, Lynch will proceed to focus the CIP staff targets of enhancing high quality courtroom hearings, enhancing high quality authorized illustration, enhancing the entry and evaluation of juvenile courtroom information, and collaborating with Division of Youngsters’s Providers (DCS) to enhance the well-being of youngsters in care. She is going to oversee the CIP grant funds and software course of, reply questions regarding juvenile legal guidelines and procedures, and monitor statutory modifications affecting youth and households.
“My ardour is working with households and youth, and I imagine different approaches to the intense points these most weak members of our communities face in our present judicial system have to be utilized,” Lynch stated. “This place offers me the chance to share my expertise and information and impact actual change.”
Objectives: The objective of the Courtroom Enchancment Program is to equip and empower Tennessee youngster welfare stakeholders, together with youth and households with lived experiences, attorneys, judges and the kid welfare company; and to enhance programs and processes that help the security, well-being and permanency of Tennessee youngsters and households with, or in danger for, youngster welfare involvement. Lynch has much more particular targets in thoughts, together with rising the communication between herself as a consultant of the CIP and every of the juvenile courts all through the state; rising the notice of the assets, trainings and applications provided by the CIP; updating the CIP web site; researching and using finest practices of different state Courtroom Enchancment Packages; constructing optimistic relationships with DCS to proceed collaboration between CIP and DCS for the good thing about youth and households concerned within the youngster welfare system; updating the lawyer and choose coaching curriculum, content material and survey course of; and creating consistency amongst every of the juvenile courts all through the state (clerks, courtroom employees, detention facilities, and so on.) for the entry and evaluation of knowledge.
“Stacy involves the AOC with a breadth of information about and on-the-ground expertise in juvenile regulation,” stated Michelle Consiglio-Younger, Director and Counsel, Intergovernmental Affairs Division on the AOC. “Her prior expertise as a Justice of the Peace for each the Espresso County and Rutherford County Juvenile Courts offers her a novel understanding of the wants of the juvenile system. This background permits her to leap proper into the place and begin engaged on the targets and impression of Tennessee’s CIP, which embrace assessing and enhancing present processes that help the well-being and permanency of youngsters concerned within the youngster welfare system. I’ve each confidence that she’s going to implement her concepts and vitality to enhance present applications and create new ones. We’re grateful to have her be a part of the staff on the AOC.”
In regards to the Courtroom Enchancment Program: The Courtroom Enchancment Program (CIP) is funded by a federal grant program supplied by means of the U.S. Division of Well being and Human Providers and aimed toward enhancing juvenile courtroom response to youngsters who’re dependent, delinquent or unruly and are liable to, or are positioned in foster care. The Tennessee Supreme Courtroom obtained its preliminary Courtroom Enchancment grant in 1995. Tennessee receives three grants to fund the CIP – Primary Grant, Coaching Grant and Knowledge Assortment and Evaluation Grant.
The Courtroom Enchancment Program Work Group is a statewide multi-disciplinary group appointed by the Supreme Courtroom to evaluate and deal with problems with security, permanency and well-being for kids and households within the youngster welfare system. A sub-committee of the Work Group, the Legislation Committee, meets to evaluate state legal guidelines, guidelines and insurance policies affecting youngsters and households.
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Hints of drama, yet hope for future as new city commission takes reins in Millersville, Tennessee
May 20, 2024: Meet Millersville’s conspiracy cop. He imagines sinister plots involving some of the country’s most prominent political figures. Taylor recently landed in Millersville as assistant police chief, promising to root out the corruption he sees there. You can continue reading at this hyperlink.
May 22, 2024: The controversy over Millersville’s conspiracy cop has now become the latest scandal rocking the tiny town just north of Nashville. Now, two city commissioners want a special meeting to figure out how Shawn Taylor landed his job. You can continue reading Part Two at this link.
May 24, 2024: An attorney for Millersville conspiracy cop Shawn Taylor has told Millersville’s city commission, whom he also represents, that they should not question the assistant police chief’s bizarre theories or psychological fitness. You can read more of this installment at this link.
May 28, 2024: New podcast video, uncovered by NewsChannel 5 Investigates, reveals how Shawn Taylor spread false and dangerous conspiracy theories about last year’s Covenant School shooting that left three students and three staff members dead. You can click here to review that story.
May 28, 2024: Anna Caudill agreed to watch the video of Shawn Taylor knowing there might be only so much she could handle. Among the three children and three adults killed that day was her friend, Katherine Koonce. You can read more of Anna’s story by tapping on this link.
June 3, 2024: First, he went after Millersville’s former mayor. Now, the town’s assistant police chief says his two critics on the city commission could be next. Shawn Taylor made those comments as he turned to a group of far-right podcasters to defend himself. Tap this link to read from those Taylor’s accused.
June 4, 2024: Millersville officials are standing with their assistant police chief and his bizarre conspiracy theories regarding Nashville’s Covenant School shooting. Read how this meeting played out at this link.
June 5, 2024: Bryant Kroll wears a lot of hats. He’s the attorney representing the embattled City of Millersville. He also represents Mayor Tommy Long, who faces accusations of misconduct in an ouster suit. Plus, he’s the attorney for Bryan Morris and Shawn Taylor. To understand the role he plays, you can read that here.
June 6, 2024: In Shawn Taylor’s world — in the immortal words of Taylor Swift — “I’m the problem, it’s me.” I explain how we got here in this piece, which you can click on here.
June 18, 2024: Millersville’s conspiracy cop now has his very own conspiracy-minded attorney. Now, our NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered that Todd Callender’s own theories are sometimes even more far-fetched than Taylor’s twisted view of the world. Click here to read more about Shawn Taylor’s attorney.
July 15, 2024: What happens when you give people with bizarre conspiracy theories a gun and a badge? Secret recordings from inside the troubled Millersville Police Department provide a sobering answer to that question. Read more on this investigation by tapping here.
July 22, 2024: In an explosive new development that could bring new trouble for the already-troubled Millersville Police Department, a key player in a child-predator sting says the lead detective on that operation lied under oath. You can read more about that by clicking here.
July 23, 2024: District Attorney General Robert Nash has asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to look into the Millersville Police Department’s handling of a child predator sting, including possible perjury by the lead detective. You can read more about that by tapping here.
July 29, 2024: The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has expanded its probe of the embattled Millersville Police Department, now looking into allegations that officials may have used sensitive law enforcement data to investigate their political enemies. Read more about that by clicking here.
August 5, 2024: With the Millersville Police Department now the focus of a TBI investigation, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered new questions about the stories that conspiracy cop Shawn Taylor tells about himself. You can catch up on the investigation by tapping here.
August 12, 2024: In a perplexing pair of podcast interviews, the Millersville chief of police says the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has begun limiting his department’s access to certain sensitive law enforcement data. Read more about this latest development here.
August 26, 2024: He has helped to fuel some of the wild conspiracy theories inside the troubled Millersville Police Department. He is a self-proclaimed pedophile hunter who believes America is controlled by what he calls “a satanic cult masquerading as Jews.” Read more about Craig Sawyer by clicking here.
August 27, 2024: Craig Sawyer’s response to my investigation illustrates how conspiracy theorists frequently use wild accusations and blustery language to avoid giving real answers about their bizarre beliefs. Tap here to watch as we dissect his 90-minute diatribe.
September 4, 2024: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents raided the Millersville Police Department and Shawn Taylor’s home, executing a pair of search warrants as the criminal investigation into the troubled agency enters a dramatic new phase. Read more about this new twist in the Millersville investigation.
September 10, 2024: “No, a TBI agent didn’t pee in Shawn Taylor’s tub, agency says in response to Taylor’s latest claim.” The headline says it all. Click here.
September 19, 2024: QAnon-aligned voices of the far right are threatening retaliation against a judge, a district attorney and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents for their roles in the recent Millersville raids. Details posted here.
October 7, 2024: A well-known Arizona election denier says his group — working through Millersville’s conspiracy-minded assistant police chief — gained access to a highly confidential federal database that tracks Americans’ banking transactions and other financial data. Read the exclusive story here.
October 22, 2024: Two key GOP lawmakers – the chairman and a member of the state House committee that oversees the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation – recently warned the agency that it could face “unnecessary political fallout” if it does not end its criminal probe into the troubled Millersville Police Department. You can read the letter here.
October 24, 2024: A letter from two GOP lawmakers, which appeared to threaten the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for its probe of the Millersville Police Department, was the “wrong way to go,” House Speaker Cameron Sexton said. But there is more to the speaker’s reaction.
December 9, 2024: Shawn Taylor, the conspiracy-minded cop now at the center of a criminal investigation, has resigned from his position as assistant chief for the Millersville Police Department after less than a year on the job. Read more here.
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Tennessee looks like a heavyweight
Tennessee’s 84-36 win over Western Carolina tonight was a textbook, pre-Christmas non-conference blowout. The Vols looked how you’d expect the No. 1 team in the nation to look against a 3-6 Southern Conference team, barely breaking a sweat in a 48 point win.
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New York Jets Interview Former Tennessee Titans General Manger for Opening
The New York Jets offseason is going to be a busy one with all of the vacancies that they have to fill.
Before even worrying about the roster, they need a new regime in place to lead the football operations. While head coaching interviews will begin in a few weeks, the process to replace general manager Joe Douglas on a full-time basis has already started.
The team is going to cast a wide net when it comes to candidates, looking far and wide for the next person to lead the front office.
One of the more popular names that has been linked to the opening so far is Jon Robinson, who completed his interview with the team on Tuesday. The Jets have decided to announce when interviews are completed.
On Monday, New York announced it had interviewed former Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff. ESPN analyst Louis Riddick is also reportedly on the list of initial interviews.
He has prior experience in the position, as he served as general manager with the Tennessee Titans from 2016 through 2022, as he was fired on December 6 of that year.
During his tenure with the franchise, the team had a good amount of success on the field. Under his watch, the Titans were 66-48, winning at least nine games in every campaign before 2022, when they finished with seven.
Tennessee four times, advancing to the AFC Championship Game during the 2019 season before being defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the Wild Card Round, they went into Gillette Stadium and defeated the New England Patriots in what ended up being Tom Brady’s last game as their starting quarterback before heading to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Robinson has the kind of track record and experience that could appeal to New York given the current situation of the franchise. Whoever takes this job could be staring down a lengthy rebuild, and someone with experience might be able to navigate things a little more smoothly.
Hiring him could also make the Jets a more appealing landing spot for Mike Vrabel, who was the head coach of the Titans during the last five years of Robinson’s time with the team.
The two proved they could build a successful football program and would bring the kind of pedigree that could help get New York back on track after suffering their nine straight losing years and their playoff drought reaching 14 seasons.
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