Published: January 9, 2019

TULLAHOMA POLICE CHIEF PAUL BLACKWELL AND CAPTAIN GEORGE MARSH HAVE BEEN PLACED ON PAID ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE PENDING AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION.  MEDIA SOURCES REPORT THE INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED BY THE CITY OF TULLAHOMA INTO THE DEPARTMENT'S MANAGEMENT AND INTERNAL PROTOCOLS.  A SEPARATE INVESTIGATION IS ALSO BEING CONDUCTED BY THE TBI INTO BLACKWELL'S OFFICE REGARDING A COMPLAINT OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST THE CHIEF AND THE HANDLING OF A CRASH INVOLVING BLACKWELL'S SON IN NOVEMBER.  BOTH INVESTIGATION ARE NOT RELATED AND BOTH WILL BE CONDUCTED AT THE SAME TIME.  THE CITY HAS NAMED LT. JASON FERRELL, WHO HAS BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR 30 YEARS, AS ACTING POLICE CHIEF.