Project Safe Tennessee Targets Rising Prosecution Caseloads
Project Safe Tennessee will increase the number of prosecutors across the state to keep pace with rising caseloads. Jackson County District Attorney Jason Lawson said the amount of time a prosecutor can devote to a single case is limited by the total number of cases they must manage within a single day. Lawson said the […]
Senator Bailey Carrying Bill To Add Positions To Judicial Districts
State Senator Paul Bailey is proposing legislation that would provide additional support to Tennessee judicial districts. Bailey said this would create 12 additional assistant district attorney general positions, also creating more secretarial and victim-witness coordinator positions. Bailey said an overwhelming amount of cases has been a chronic problem for judicial districts. “There’s a big case […]
New District Attorney General Looks To Continue Mentor’s Legacy
Jason Lawson has been appointed by the Governor as the District Attorney General for the 15th Judicial District. The 15th Judicial District includes Jackson, Macon, Trousdale, Smith and Wilson Counties. Lawson had been serving as the Pro Tem District Attorney General following the retirement of Tommy Thompson. Lawson said he is excited for the chance […]
Stafford Released for Rehab
Former Jackson County Clerk Amanda Stafford has been released from the Jackson County Jail to a drug rehabilitation facility. Assistant District Attorney Ian Bratton said Stafford was arrested for a probation violation on July 2 for a drug charge. “The violation basis, I believe, was prescription pill use,” Bratton said. “It was something she didn’t […]
DA: Removing Jackson Clerk From Office Most Important
Removing a former Jackson County Clerk from office was a higher priority than punishing her financial misdeeds. That’s according to Assistant District Attorney Ian Bratton. Bratton prosecuted the Amanda Stafford. Bratton said he wanted to secure a conviction before the August election because of a little know provision of state law. “One of the odd […]
