Red Bank police officer facing possible indictment

RED BANK, Tennessee(WDEF) – A Hamilton County grand jury will see and hear evidence against a Red Bank police officer accused of police brutality caught on dash-cam video.

Shortly before noon on Friday, the Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office issued a statement regarding Red Bank Police Officer Mark Kaylor.

According to District Attorney Neal Pinkston, his office has reviewed a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation report regarding how officer Kaylor handled the arrest of Candido Medina-Resendiz.

Based on what was in the report, the case against officer Kaylor will be submitted for consideration by the Hamilton County grand jury the week of March 2.

WDEF spoke to defense attorneys Kyle Mothershead and Andrew Free. Both men represent Resendiz.

"We’re very pleased with the announcement. We are cautiously optimistic. This is the next step in a process that we hope will lead to justice for Mr. Resendiz," Mothershead said.

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.