Paige Pfleger
Criminal Justice Reporter at WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN)
Criminal justice reporter @WPLN • Investigating guns + juvenile justice with @ProPublica's Local Reporting Network • Tell me a secret: [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
wkyufm.org | Paige Pfleger
The bill establishing a public registry of domestic violence offenders was named after Savanna Puckett, a Robertson County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed by her abusive boyfriend in 2022. Her mom, Kim Dodson, told lawmakers that Puckett had searched her boyfriend’s criminal history when he started showing concerning behaviors. She said all that came back was a marijuana charge – yet he had a lengthy history of domestic assault.
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2 weeks ago |
wkms.org | Paige Pfleger
The bill establishing a public registry of domestic violence offenders was named after Savanna Puckett, a Robertson County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed by her abusive boyfriend in 2022. Her mom, Kim Dodson, told lawmakers that Puckett had searched her boyfriend’s criminal history when he started showing concerning behaviors. She said all that came back was a marijuana charge – yet he had a lengthy history of domestic assault.
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2 weeks ago |
wpln.org | Paige Pfleger
The bill establishing a public registry of domestic violence offenders was named after Savanna Puckett, a Robertson County sheriff’s deputy who was shot and killed by her abusive boyfriend in 2022. Her mom, Kim Dodson, told lawmakers that Puckett had searched her boyfriend’s criminal history when he started showing concerning behaviors. She said all that came back was a marijuana charge – yet he had a lengthy history of domestic assault.
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1 month ago |
wkms.org | Paige Pfleger
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would add another, harsher penalty for people who make threats of mass violence at school. The measure would make it a felony for kids or adults to “knowingly” threaten four or more people at schools, places of worship, government offices or live events if others “reasonably” believe the threat will be carried out. A law already in statute charges people with a felony for threats of mass violence at schools, whether or not the threat is credible.
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1 month ago |
wpln.org | Paige Pfleger
A Republican-backed bill to alter Tennessee’s firearms dispossession form was pushed to 2026 after opposition from the National Rifle Association. “I thought it was just a dunk, to tell you the truth. I did not see this coming,” said Rep. Kelly Keisling, R-Byrdstown, who was co-sponsor of the legislation.
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