Сержанта шерифа Дайер-каунти, оправданного по делу о применении силы, вернули к службе в качестве школьного офицера

Dyer County sergeant acquitted in force case returns to duty as SRO DYER COUNTY, Tenn. (WMC) - A Dyer County Sheriff’s Office supervisor cleared in the October arrest of Jackson Hopper is back on full duty as a school resource officer. The move comes after the county’s new sheriff decided to support Sgt. Lynn Waller after prosecutors notified the agency of their intent to place him on a “Brady List.” The Brady List is a legal record that lists officers with history of misconduct. Sheriff Grant Montgomery, who took office Sept. 1, told Action News 5 he received a certified letter from the District Attorney General’s Office outlining its intent to place Waller on the list. But after informing Waller, Sheriff Montgomery said Waller asked the sheriff if he had reviewed the evidence that had been used in the case against Waller and several other area law enforcement officers charged with roughing up Hopper during his 2025 arrest. A judge acquitted Waller and three other officers last week. Montgomery told Action News 5 he went to District Attorney Danny Goodman to review the evidence and decided to support the sergeant. Goodman said he agreed with Montgomery not put Waller on the Brady List. Sgt. Waller has returned to full law enforcement duty. He is now assigned as an SRO at Fifth Consolidated Elementary School. An earlier version of this story reported Waller had been placed on the list after a news release from the Dyer County Sheriff’s Office shared that. The sheriff’s office later retracted that release. Click here to sign up for our newsletter! Click here to report a spelling or grammar error. Please include the headline. Copyright 2026 WMC. All rights reserved.