CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Tennessee State Conference NAACP and the Clarksville Branch NAACP on Saturday called for accountability and an immediate independent investigation into the death of 34-year-old Darius Chappell at the Montgomery County Jail.
Chappell was confirmed dead Friday, July 3, at 3 a.m., following a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office arrest on Monday that sparked a Clarksville Police use-of-force investigation, including the use of a K9 police dog.
On Saturday, State NAACP President Gloria J. Sweet-Love, speaking at House of God Church of God in Christ, described Chappell’s death as a profound failure of justice. “It is appalling to learn that justice has again been withheld from a Black man,” Sweet-Love said…