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DA: No charges will be filed in fatal police shooting

Posted at 11:49 am February 8, 2021
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No criminal charges will be filed against three Oak Ridge Police Department officers after a fatal shooting on Briar Road in August, the county’s top prosecutor said Monday.

Seventh Judicial District Attorney General Dave Clark released his report about the police shooting on Monday morning.

The report said that the man who died in the shooting, Fred J. Arcera, 25, was a U.S. Army veteran who had mental health problems and was reported to be suicidal—telling officers to kill him—and he had large butcher knives and had threatened officers, moving toward them with the knives that Saturday night.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation investigated the shooting, which is common after law enforcement officers fatally shoot someone.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Courts, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Corey Fritz, Dave Clark, Fred J. Arcera, Jeremy Phillips, Joseph Gibson, Oak Ridge Police Department, police shooting, shooting, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

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Oak Ridge City Court to re-open today

Posted at 2:57 pm May 11, 2020
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Oak Ridge City Court was scheduled to resume in-person court proceedings today (Monday, May 11), with some changes because of COVID-19.

The changes, made for health and safety reasons, include:

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Filed Under: Courts, COVID-19, Health, Oak Ridge Tagged With: COVID-19, Oak Ridge City Court

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Most court proceedings suspended after emergency declared

Posted at 1:16 pm March 20, 2020
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Most state and local court proceedings have been suspended in Tennessee through the end of the month after a state of emergency was declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The suspension of in-person proceedings in state and local courts applies to municipal, juvenile, general sessions, trial, and appellate courts. It started at the close of business on Friday, March 13, and continues through Tuesday, March 31, according to an order by the Tennessee Supreme Court.

There are exceptions, including proceedings that protect the constitutional rights of criminal defendants such as bond-related hearings and plea agreements for people in jail; proceedings for relief from abuse, including orders of protection; proceedings for emergency child custody orders; Department of Children’s Services emergency matters related to protecting children; and proceedings related to petitions for emergency mental health orders, the emergency protection of elderly or vulnerable people, and the COVID-19 public health emergency.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Courts, COVID-19, Health, Oak Ridge, Tennessee Tagged With: court proceedings, COVID-19, Tennessee

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