Victim must provide statement directly in Dotson Avenue case, Chattanooga TN
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Other CrimesAccording to the dispatch call, officers stated that the victim involved in the Dotson Avenue incident must provide a statement directly and not through a lawyer. The lawyer may be present, but the victim's direct statement is required to take a criminal complaint.
Audio|Heard on: Chattanooga Public Safety
Listen to dispatch call
00:37
Transcript:
00:00
That's going to be that Dotson Avenue call.
00:02
We need to speak directly to the victim,
00:05
not through their legal representative.
00:08
Adam, too.
00:10
Clear, do you want?
00:17
I have no problem with their lawyer being present,
00:20
but in order for us to take a criminal complaint, we actually have to hear what the victim has to say.
00:26
Claire, do you want Baker one to call and tell the RP that?
00:31
If y'all could do that and just tell them that we'll stand by until the victim's available to give a statement, that's fine.
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Location mentioned:
Dodson Ave, Chattanooga, TN
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