US EditionDyer County Deputy Charged with Official Misconduct Following Jackson Hopper's Arrest
- Larry Lynn Waller, a 60-year-old Dyer County Deputy, was indicted on June 9, 2025, for official misconduct related to Jackson Hopper's arrest in Tennessee.
- The indictment followed a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe into alleged excessive force during Hopper's arrest on October 19, 2024, after Hopper fatally shot his ex-girlfriend.
- On that day, Hopper killed Ellie Claire Young, 22, at Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, led police on a multi-county chase, and crashed in Dyer County before being arrested.
- Waller supervised Hopper's arrest, witnessed officers using force, but failed to intervene as video showed Hopper detained next to his overturned vehicle; Waller posted a $25,000 bond after surrendering.
- Waller's indictment adds to six other Mid-South officers charged with misconduct connected to the incident, all pleading not guilty and released on similar bonds, implying ongoing legal scrutiny of the arrest.
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Dyer County deputy charged with official misconduct following Jackson Hopper's arrest
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A Dyer County deputy is facing charges after he allegedly didn't "perform his statutory duty to intervene" after seeing officers use excessive force during an arrest. On Monday, the Tennessee Bureau announced that a joint investigation by their special agents and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has resulted in Dyer County Deputy Larry "Lynn" Waller being indicted on one count of official misconduct. In Oct…
West Tennessee deputy charged with official misconduct
DYER COUNTY DEPUTY INDICTED, CHARGED WITH OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT DYER COUNTY – A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Dyer County Deputy. In October, at the request of 29th Judicial District Attorney General Danny Goodman, TBI agents began investigating allegations of excessive force during an arrest that occurred on O…
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