Tennessee off-duty officer knocked unconscious after racist remarks
An internal investigation has began after an off-duty Tennessee police officer was knocked unconscious for allegedly making racist remarks to another guest at a wedding reception.
Officers responding to the incident around 9 p.m. on June 26 found emergency personnel treating an unconscious person in the parking lot. Investigators said 22-year-old Tanner Holt, an off-duty Knoxville Police officer, was knocked unconscious after according to WGTV 9, telling a Black man that he, “didn’t know they let Black people in the reception hall.”
The police report claims Holt, a white man, told the man that he (Holt) was part of the Black community. A report says that Holt continued to make racial remarks despite the man telling him several times to stop talking about race. Four witnesses confirmed the incident, although one admitted they didn’t hear what was being said. All witnesses say that Holt was very intoxicated when the incident occurred, according to the report.
Holt was taken to UT Medical Center for treatment. No charges have been filed in the incident. A KPD spokesperson said the allegations were immediately reported to supervisors and Chief Eve Thomas requested an Internal Affairs investigation. Holt hasn’t come back to work since the incident while recovering from his injuries.
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