Memphis Police Chief Assigned To Investigate Tyre Nichols Murder Was Previously Fired By Atlanta Police Department After Dismissing Child Porn Allegations

The Memphis police chief spearheading the investigation of Tyre Nichols’ loss of life was beforehand fired from her place with the Atlanta Police Department.

The APD fired Cerelyn ‘CJ’ Davis, who was deputy chief, in 2008 for her position within the botched investigation of Sergeant Tonya Crane’s husband, Terrill Marion Crane, the Every day Mail reported.

Crane was later discovered responsible. 

Two detectives working the case declare Davis urged them to not look into the allegations in opposition to Crane despite the fact that the unit obtained footage of him posing with underage center college women.

As soon as the FBI took over the case, Crane pled responsible to 1 rely of manufacturing youngster pornography. He obtained a ten-year sentence in jail.

Davis took warmth for taking a ‘blind eye’ to the kid porn allegations. By some means, she nonetheless moved on to turn into Memphis’ first black feminine chief in Memphis in 2021.

Crane’s spouse was working with Davis and admitted to ‘finding and burning’ a few of the youngster porn images made by her husband.

Davis was finally demoted from main to lieutenant following an investigation and fired from the power.

Nevertheless, she was reinstated after difficult the town’s Civil Service Board. However in 2016, she determined to retire from the Atlanta power.

Davis has now as soon as once more come beneath scrutiny following the actions of the 5 officers concerned within the loss of life of Tyre Nichols.