NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Utah woman has filed a federal lawsuit alleging she was pepper-sprayed, sedated, beaten and sexually assaulted by correctional officers while being held inside Nashville’s Downtown Detention Center after an arrest last year.
Lisa Travis, a school administrator from Salt Lake City, claims the incident happened after she was booked into the facility on a trespassing during a trip to Nashville in October 2025. According to the lawsuit, the charge was later dismissed.
Travis said she traveled to Nashville to perform with a gospel choir at the Dove Awards at Bridgestone Arena. The lawsuit states she was taken into custody on Oct. 7, 2025, and spent about 11 to 12 hours at the Downtown Detention Center…