MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tennessee Highway Patrol leaders were under heavy scrutiny Wednesday as state lawmakers pressed them about explosive allegations involving troopers and federal ICE agents in Nashville.
A recent media outlet report suggested some officers may have taken part in an informal “competition” to see who could make the most traffic stops — claims that also included the use of racial slurs and even marking people’s skin to keep count.
The Senate committee hearing grew tense early as lawmakers tried to determine whether THP leadership approved the alleged behavior, encouraged it, or was unaware it was happening…