NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — After more than a year and a half, an independent investigation into the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has found little, if any evidence that top leadership engaged in misconduct or violated department policy, according to a report released by law firm Butler Snow LLP.
Metro Nashville leaders commissioned the third-party investigation in May of 2024 after allegations made in a 61-page complaint in 2024 by retired MNPD Lieutenant Garet Davidson.
Davidson, a former member of the department’s Office of Professional Accountability or internal affairs unit, raised concerns that top brass at MNPD allegedly helped state lawmakers craft legislation to lessen the power of civilian police oversight boards throughout the state…