Vince McMurdo

Review of City of Chattanooga Police Dep...

Re: Officer Cody Thomas of Chattanooga PD

Re: Officer Cody Thomas of Chattanooga PD

Cop Tasers Innocent Man in the Back Then Asks Fellow Cops to Help Make Up Charges

CPD Asst. Chief Glen Scruggs said in a case summary that he found Officer Thomas

Used force outside of the department s standard guidelines
Submitted official reports that contained false and misleading information
Showed willful indifference to complaints of a prisoner
Displayed behavior and used language during his interaction with citizens that was unnecessary and unprofessional
For all these violations, officer Thomas received a two week vacation and then went right back to regular duty. Thomas has been on the department since 2016. Rest assured that by 2026, he will have cost the department millions in lawsuits from incidents just like this one.