The Tennessee Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission voted unanimously Thursday to decertify former La Vergne Police Chief Burrel Davis.
Doing so means Davis cannot serve as a police officer in the state of Tennessee or likely any other state, unless he is re-certified.
Commissioners told Davis that his conduct before and during a sexual harassment investigation involving his officers, did not uphold the professional standards of an officer or police chief.
Davis had argued that he had no knowledge of a sexual relationship between officers until an investigation was launched in December 2022.
That’s when Davis said city officials asked about graphic images of officer Maegan Hall and others, circulating within the department.
Davis said he cooperated with the city’s investigators, and when they allegedly couldn’t find any wrongdoing on his end, he was allowed to return to work.
He said it wasn’t until an outside investigator was involved that blame was now pointed in his direction.