Knoxville police change policy about notifying Vols coaches
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Knoxville police say they are ending their practice of making courtesy calls to Tennessee coaches about incidents involving athletes from the school.
Police records released last month show that Knoxville police called Tennessee football coach Butch Jones during a 2014 rape investigation involving former players A.J. Johnson and Michael Williams. Knoxville police chief David Rausch said at the time that police notify coaches “as a courtesy” when a Tennessee player is under investigation and that no information is shared that would hinder the case.
After reviewing the policy with Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero, Rausch said Friday “going forward, in any incident involving a student at the university” police would make formal notification only to the school’s law enforcement officials.
The Knoxville News-Sentinel first reported the policy change.
