Knoxville Police Officer Tanner **** was off duty at a wedding reception when he was knocked unconscious after the alleged remarks.
By Sebastian Murdock
KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Tanner ****, 22, was knocked unconscious by a single punch after allegedly making racist remarks to a Black man.
A Knoxville Police Department officer attending a wedding reception while off duty was knocked unconscious after allegedly making racist remarks.
“I didn’t know they let Black people into the reception,” 22-year-old KPD officer Tanner **** reportedly told a Black man just moments before he was knocked unconscious.
Officers responded June 26 to an Old City parking lot in Knoxville, Tennessee, where **** was attending the event at which Jonathan Toney was also a guest, according to police documents obtained Wednesday by WVLT-TV in Knoxville.
Toney, who is Black, told police that **** repeatedly made racist remarks toward him. When Toney asked **** to stop, **** allegedly said he was “part of the Black community.”
That’s when Toney allegedly punched **** in the face a single time, knocking him unconscious.
Two witnesses confirmed Toney’s story, and a third witnesses said she did not hear what was said but witnessed the punch. All three witnesses said **** was heavily intoxicated, according to the report. **** was taken to a hospital after being punched.
The police department’s internal affairs is conducting an investigation into the incident, WVLT reported. No arrests have been made.
Tennessee Cop Knocked Unconscious After Allegedly Making Racist Remarks
By Sebastian Murdock
KNOXVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Tanner ****, 22, was knocked unconscious by a single punch after allegedly making racist remarks to a Black man.
A Knoxville Police Department officer attending a wedding reception while off duty was knocked unconscious after allegedly making racist remarks.
“I didn’t know they let Black people into the reception,” 22-year-old KPD officer Tanner **** reportedly told a Black man just moments before he was knocked unconscious.
Officers responded June 26 to an Old City parking lot in Knoxville, Tennessee, where **** was attending the event at which Jonathan Toney was also a guest, according to police documents obtained Wednesday by WVLT-TV in Knoxville.
Toney, who is Black, told police that **** repeatedly made racist remarks toward him. When Toney asked **** to stop, **** allegedly said he was “part of the Black community.”
That’s when Toney allegedly punched **** in the face a single time, knocking him unconscious.
Two witnesses confirmed Toney’s story, and a third witnesses said she did not hear what was said but witnessed the punch. All three witnesses said **** was heavily intoxicated, according to the report. **** was taken to a hospital after being punched.
The police department’s internal affairs is conducting an investigation into the incident, WVLT reported. No arrests have been made.
Tennessee Cop Knocked Unconscious After Allegedly Making Racist Remarks
