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Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Don Poole has sentenced Janet Hinds to serve 11 years in prison for her most serious charge, vehicular homicide by intoxication. Hinds was led away from the courtroom wearing handcuffs after Judge Poole announced the terms of her sentence. She was convicted in the death of Chattanooga Police officer Nicholas Galinger. Hinds will be eligible for parole after serving 30% of her sentence.
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press…
Nathaniel Calloway walked out of the Bradley County Criminal Court on Monday carrying a manila folder, the contents of which meant more than the two-page ruling. Just an hour earlier, the court affirmed what it had refused more than 160 years ago: Nathaniel Grant was a free man and a rightful citizen of the United States. Before 10th Judicial District Judge Andrew Mark Freiberg, Crump told the story of Nathaniel Grant who was born into slavery in 1812 and was owned by Capt. William Grant of Cleveland.
Nathaniel Grant and William Grant developed a contract in which Nathaniel would be freed after four years. Nathaniel Grant bought his freedom for $155 on June 30, 1855. By 1856, William I. Campbell, a justice of the peace for the county and state, petitioned the Bradley County sheriff to bring Nathaniel Grant, still referred to as a slave and “boy” despite being a free man, before the court. His former owner opposed the court action, but Grant was forcibly separated from his wife and eight children, then deported to Liberia, a place he had never been. He died months later of tsetse fever.
The journey to clear Nathaniel Grant’s name began around seven years ago when Bryan Reed, associate professor of history at Cleveland State Community College, was walking through the Fort Hill Cemetery, looking for people to feature in a local history tour. Reed began researching the life of Nathaniel Grant’s daughter, Sarah Louise Grant. That research led to her mother and, eventually, to the wrong committed in Bradley County in 1856.
In news today…
The Cleveland City Schools Board of Education met on Monday covering several items of business. Director of Schools Dr. Russell Dyer has met with the student advisory group, community members, faculty, staff, and parents in regards to the search for a new CHS principal. Initial interviews will take place February 24th and 28th. Also reported was the Director’s Evaluation – Dyer scored 3.7 out of 4 in every category and ranking by the board.
Also in news today…
The Bradley County Commission met on Monday covering several items of business. AmeriMed, who provides medical transports in the county, has been ordered to stop their operations in Bradley County until they obtain a specific license and have a brick and mortar location in the county. A resolution was passed approving a lease to AmeriMed, for one year, a medical bay at a county facility. A resolution was also passed supporting Joker’s Law, related to criminal offenses against animals. This resolution passed unanimously by all who were present.
