KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Isaiah Lloyd, a former Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper recently indicted for throwing an explosive at a homeowner, had a years-long history of problems, according to his employee file. Even so, he was allowed to continue working as an officer at two East Tennessee agencies.
According to a 107-page state file, Lloyd resigned from the Tennessee Highway Patrol in 2015 instead of being fired. That resignation came after a lengthy performance report from the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security said Lloyd had “a lack of desire for the attention to detail needed to operate within the fine lines which must be adhered to in the law enforcement profession.”
That report also lost Lloyd his law enforcement certification, a decision he appealed. Lloyd ended up receiving a two-year suspension, losing certification from Jan. 1, 2019 through Jan. 1, 2021…