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Officer Cody Thomas
No worries peasants Chattanooga police investigator themselves
Chattanooga Police Department
3410 Amnicola Hwy.
Chattanooga, TN 37406 (map)
Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM through 4:30 PM
To report a crime or request assistance: (423) 698-2525
General Information:
(423) 643-5000
Channel 3 has learned more conflicting details in the case of a Chattanooga police officer being sued by a man who claims he was wrongly arrested.
Body camera footage and a 911 phone call tell one story, while the officer's report tells another slightly different version of the events.
Dispatcher: "911 do you have an emergency?"
Neighbor: "Uh yeah, can you send an officer to 2108 Vance Avenue? It's a guy out here with a gun threatening to shoot me."
This 911 call placed a year ago Saturday landed one man in jail.
"Uncuff me. I'm not even doing nothing," Carter told Officer Cody Thomas.
But according to claims inside a $3 million lawsuit and the original 911 call that came in, it wasn't the right man.
"He's wearing green and black pants. He's out front now," the neighbor told the dispatcher.
Officer Thomas with the Chattanooga Police Department responded to the scene on Vance Avenue searching for a man named "Polo" wearing green and black.
WARNING: The video contains strong language that may not be suitable for all viewers. We are choosing to show it because we believe it adds important context to the story.
"Are you Polo? What's your name?" Officer Thomas asked Carter.
"Don't be coming to my house that's over there. Gone over there," Carter responded.
The officer then used his stun gun on Carter who seen in the video wearing purple, eventually arresting him.
"I was checking my mailbox. What are you putting me on the ground for?" Carter questioned.
The use of force report Thomas completed after the incident claims the caller identified Carter as the suspect.
On the scene, the caller tells Officer Thomas that's not true.
"You're the one who called, correct? Was this about him?" Officer Thomas asked the neighbor.
"Na, na, it was about another guy, but he ran through the yard," the neighbor replied.
The initial report from Thomas also leaves out a key detail of what the initial suspect was wearing.
Despite the person in question's clothing being described in the original call and Carter's attire not matching, Carter was charged that day with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Those charges were later dropped.
Following an internal affairs investigation, Officer Thomas was suspended for two weeks as a result of the incident. He is back on the job.
Officer Cody Thomas
No worries peasants Chattanooga police investigator themselves
Chattanooga Police Department
3410 Amnicola Hwy.
Chattanooga, TN 37406 (map)
Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 AM through 4:30 PM
To report a crime or request assistance: (423) 698-2525
General Information:
(423) 643-5000
Channel 3 has learned more conflicting details in the case of a Chattanooga police officer being sued by a man who claims he was wrongly arrested.
Body camera footage and a 911 phone call tell one story, while the officer's report tells another slightly different version of the events.
Dispatcher: "911 do you have an emergency?"
Neighbor: "Uh yeah, can you send an officer to 2108 Vance Avenue? It's a guy out here with a gun threatening to shoot me."
This 911 call placed a year ago Saturday landed one man in jail.
"Uncuff me. I'm not even doing nothing," Carter told Officer Cody Thomas.
But according to claims inside a $3 million lawsuit and the original 911 call that came in, it wasn't the right man.
"He's wearing green and black pants. He's out front now," the neighbor told the dispatcher.
Officer Thomas with the Chattanooga Police Department responded to the scene on Vance Avenue searching for a man named "Polo" wearing green and black.
WARNING: The video contains strong language that may not be suitable for all viewers. We are choosing to show it because we believe it adds important context to the story.
"Are you Polo? What's your name?" Officer Thomas asked Carter.
"Don't be coming to my house that's over there. Gone over there," Carter responded.
The officer then used his stun gun on Carter who seen in the video wearing purple, eventually arresting him.
"I was checking my mailbox. What are you putting me on the ground for?" Carter questioned.
The use of force report Thomas completed after the incident claims the caller identified Carter as the suspect.
On the scene, the caller tells Officer Thomas that's not true.
"You're the one who called, correct? Was this about him?" Officer Thomas asked the neighbor.
"Na, na, it was about another guy, but he ran through the yard," the neighbor replied.
The initial report from Thomas also leaves out a key detail of what the initial suspect was wearing.
Despite the person in question's clothing being described in the original call and Carter's attire not matching, Carter was charged that day with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Those charges were later dropped.
Following an internal affairs investigation, Officer Thomas was suspended for two weeks as a result of the incident. He is back on the job.
