US EditionAn ex-police officer implicated in leak of a Nashville school shooter's journals has been arrested
- Former Nashville police lieutenant Garet Davidson was arrested on May 6, 2025, for theft, burglary, and official misconduct related to school shooting case files.
- Davidson used his role in the department's internal affairs unit to access and take restricted investigation records, including journals from the March 2023 Covenant School shooting.
- In March 2023, a gunman killed three children and three staff members at a Christian elementary school, and Davidson was connected to the unauthorized disclosure of the shooter’s writings to conservative news outlets.
- Davidson’s attorney stated the charges aim to silence a whistleblower exposing police misconduct, while Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell launched an ongoing independent investigation into the allegations.
- The events highlight tensions over public access to investigation records, ongoing legal disputes over journal copyrights, and accusations of police leadership undermining oversight and reducing recruit training.
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Ex-Nashville cop charged in leak of Covenant School shooting documents
A former Nashville police officer who allegedly leaked case files, including ones related to the 2023 Covenant School shooting, has been arrested and charged, authorities announced Tuesday. Garet Davidson is accused of abusing his position as a lieutenant of the Office of Professional Accountability at the Metro Nashville Police Department to steal case files he was not authorized to access, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said in a press …
Ex-cop implicated in leak of Nashville school shooter’s journals arrested
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A former Nashville police lieutenant was arrested Tuesday on charges of theft, burglary and official misconduct after he was accused of taking case files, including records from a school shooting where three 9-year-olds and three adult staff were killed.
Ex-police officer implicated in leak of a Nashville school shooter's journals has been arrested
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Nashville police lieutenant has been arrested on charges of theft, burglary and official misconduct. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says in a news release that Garet Davidson is accused of taking multiple case files that he was not authorized to retain. Some of the charges relate to the 2023 Covenant School shooting, where Davidson has previously been implicated in leaking copies of the shooter’s journals …
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My Mother LodeAn ex-police officer implicated in leak of a Nashville school shooter’s journals has been arrested
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A former Nashville police lieutenant was arrested Tuesday on charges of theft, burglary and official misconduct after he was accused of taking case files, including records from a school shooting where three 9-year-olds and three adult…
An ex-police officer implicated in leak of a Nashville school shooter's journals has been arrested
A former Nashville police lieutenant was arrested Tuesday on charges of theft, burglary and official misconduct after he was accused of taking case files, including records from a school shooting where three 9-year-olds and three adult staff were killed.In announcing the arrest of Garet Davidson, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said he used his position with the Office of Professional Accountability at the Metro Nashville Police Department…
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