Jason L. Turner has had a history of arrest in Nashville for the last 16 years, but it’s been his more recent criminal charges are particularly concerning.
Turner has been repeatedly arrested for assault — whether it be against Nashville police officers, Vanderbilt police officers, or a WeGo bus driver. However, Turner is quickly released because the court says he is not competent to stand trial.
The WeGo bus driver came to NewsChannel 5 to tell her story last week after Turner punched her in the face. In her case, Turner wasn’t convicted for that assault because he was deemed incompetent.
“When I told [my supervisor] that he threatened to kill me five times before punching me in the eye and threatened to kill me five more times, I should’ve called the police, but I was trained to call my superior and let them handle that,” bus driver Sharon Utley said.
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NewsChannel 5 then analyzed court records from six different court cases where Turner assaulted others in the last decade. Those court records fail to explain why Turner’s charges were dismissed or what mental incapacity he has.