The former police chief of the La Vergne Police Department, Burrel Calvin Davis, II, has been arrested on multiple charges following a domestic incident. The arrest occurred in Murfreesboro on Wednesday evening, with Davis facing serious accusations, including four counts of especially aggravated kidnapping and felony aggravated assault. The Murfreesboro Police Department took Davis into custody shortly before 7 p.m., marking another chapter in a series of legal troubles for the ex-chief.
According to WSMV, Davis is also charged with two counts of misdemeanor domestic assault and four counts of misdemeanor interference with emergency calls. These recent charges come only a month after Davis was arrested for aggravated stalking, substantiating a pattern of alleged misbehavior. The continued investigation by authorities aims to fully illuminate the context and severity of these events.
Details obtained by News 2 from the affidavit reveal that Davis forcibly entered his estranged wife's home, confiscating phones and restricting the ability to call for help. This situation reportedly escalated when Davis retrieved a gun in the home, leading to threats of violence. Davis remains held on a $145,000 bond, with a court hearing slated for March 5th in Rutherford County General Sessions Court.
The string of allegations against Davis began with a sex scandal in the police department that led to his firing in 2023. Rutherford Source notes Davis's prior legal attempt to be reinstated in his role, which included filing a lawsuit against the city for discrimination, claiming that while he faced termination, other white supervisors avoided discipline. In December 2024, Davis further faced decertification by the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission amid the discovery of explicit text messages connecting him to the earlier scandal.
