Red Bank police officer resigns before indictment
Mark Kaylor has been indicted in connection to a video-taped beating of a suspect he was attempting to take into custody.
WDEF has also learned that Kaylor resigned from the Red Bank police force on Tuesday. Police Chief Tim Christol issued this statement:
"On Tuesday, March 3, 2015, Officer Mark Kaylor tendered his resignation from employment with the Red Bank Police Department. His resignation was accepted and became effective at the time of receipt. In light of current circumstances, the City will have no further comments in this matter," Christol said.
Last Friday afternoon, the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office issued a statement that said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a report regarding how officer Kaylor handled the arrest of Candido Medina-Resendiz.
Based on what was in the report, the case against officer Kaylor was submitted for consideration by the Hamilton County grand jury.
A WDEF News 12 investigation is what led to the district attorney’s office asking the TBI to investigate what played out on the dash-cam video. The TBI was also investigating why Kaylor never handed over a copy of the video evidence to Resendiz’s attorney before a preliminary hearing inside the Red Bank city court; despite being issued a subpoena to do so.
"From our perspective, it’s a very clear case of a criminal assault. That’s even leaving aside the issues of refusing to bring the recording to the general sessions hearing after the subpoena," Mothershead said.
Resendiz spent nearly 6-months in the Hamilton County jail until he was released after the TBI got involved. At that point, Resindiz’s attorney’s said he became a key witness in the state investigation into officer Kaylor.
"Mr. Resendiz was relieved and gratified that the district attorney is taking this step. His quote was glory to god and thanks be to god," Free said.
The FBI had already began looking into the case but was waiting for the TBI to finish its investigation. Now that the TBI has found enough evidence in the case that would allow it to go to a grand jury, the FBI will be looking into whether or not Kaylor violated any federal laws.
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