Robert Nash

Steven Hirschi, a former teacher at Northeast High School in Clarksville, pleaded guilty to felony statutory rape by an authority figure and was sentenced to nine years in prison. The Clarksville-Montgomery County School System placed him on alternative worksite in May 2025 and later on unpaid administrative leave pending investigations, leading to his termination in March 2026.

Darius Chappell, 34, died in custody at the Montgomery County Jail after being bitten by a Clarksville police K-9 during his arrest. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is now overseeing the case following a preliminary inquiry by the sheriff’s office, which also placed a CPD officer on administrative leave.

Darius Chappell died in custody after being arrested during a June 29 police encounter in Clarksville, Tennessee, where a K-9 was used. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is overseeing the case, and the involved officer is on administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death of Darrius Chappell in the Montgomery County Jail following his arrest by Clarksville police, which involved a K-9 unit and led to an officer being placed on leave. Multiple agencies are examining the circumstances of his arrest and subsequent death in custody.

Darrius Chappel died in custody at the Montgomery County Jail after being bitten by a Clarksville police K-9 during his arrest. The Clarksville Police Department and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are conducting use-of-force investigations, with the involved officer placed on administrative leave.

A Tennessee man known as Chud the Builder is charged with attempted murder after shooting a man outside a Clarksville courthouse. The man, Dalton Eatherly, is known for posting racist videos online. He claims to have shot in self-defense.