District Attorney Neal Pinkston said it was learned that a confidential informant working with the Chattanooga Police Department planted evidence in a number of cases.
All those charges will be dismissed.
DA Pinkston said, "Yesterday afternoon, our office was notified by the Chattanooga Police Department's Narcotics Unit that they had discovered a confidential informant they were using had been planting evidence in the houses of potential defendants when the informant arrived to complete the illegal narcotics transactions. These buys led to search warrants which led to arrests. Several of these individuals are in custody on these charges. We are asking that all cases related to this information be dismissed as soon as possible. It appears the PD represents most of the defendants but its not totally clear from the paperwork.
The defendants are as follows:
Maurice Jones appears be PD
GS# 1826523-25
Set 5/17/2021
Frederick McClendon
Cases Pending Grand Jury
Case Number 315759-62
Deleone Deere appears be PD
GS# 1816836-837
Set 3/11/2021
Jeremy Harris appears be PD
GS# 1820953-955
Pleaded guilty on 11/24/2020. Our office is happy to agree to a post conviction petition and set all convictions aside.
Traneicia Moore appears PD
GS# 1816623-27
Set 5/18/2021
Eneice Thompson appears PD
GS# 1816628-32
Set 5/18/2021
Lejuane Norris appears PD
GS # 1816633-6637
Set 5/18/2021
Tratyonne Moore (Jay Morgan/Jonathan Turner)
GS # 1816618-6622
Set 5/18/2021
Ruques Harris (Jonathan Turner)
GS# 1816616-17
Set 5/18/2021
Miles Bush (Rip Biggs)
GS# 1816609-6613
Set 5/18/2021
Antoine Davis
GS# 1816614-15
Has outstanding warrants on petitions to revoke related to these docket numbers