Clarksville NAACP calls for answers after arrest video, death of Darius Chappell in custody
Darius Chappell was arrested by Montgomery County Sheriff's deputies and later died in custody at Vanderbilt's Clarksville location. A video of his arrest involving a Clarksville Police K-9 sparked public concern over use of force, prompting investigations by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the police department's internal review. The Clarksville Montgomery County NAACP is seeking transparency on the cause of death and accountability.
Mentioned
Related Signal
Adjacent reporting
- UN calls on Nicaragua to investigate Indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera’s death in custody
- ‘He should still be here’: Family demands answers after Tennessee man bitten by police K-9 dies in custody
- Tennessee Bureau of Investigation steps in after man bitten by Clarksville police K-9 dies in jail. Here’s what we know
- Man arrested in Tenn. K-9 use-of-force incident dies in custody, TBI investigating
- YSRCP seeks CBI probe into death of Perupogu Kranthi Kumar