Crime & Safety
Jailer Sprayed With Feces, Urine By Nashville Murder Suspect: Report
Already jailed on murder charges, a jail inmate allegedly sprayed a sheriff's deputy with a squirt bottle filled with excrement.
NASHVILLE, TN — A Davidson County Jail inmate being held on murder charges allegedly sprayed a guard with a squirt bottle he'd filled with feces and urine.
According to an affidavit, a deputy was taking Chad Edwards — who is being held in the jail on charges related to the 2016 slaying of Corvel Carter — outside for recreation time when Edwards pulled a bottle from inside his jumpsuit and sprayed the guard's face.
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Edwards, according to the complaint, had filled the bottle with feces and urine.
Edwards is charged with assault of an officer in addition to his previous charges of first-degree murder, felony murder and especially aggravated robbery.
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