Update: Sells Indicted In Dyer County
The clerks office confirms that Darrell Sells was indicted by a Dyer County Grand Jury for Retaliation For Past Action.
The indictment stems from an incident at a Dyersburg restaurant, where Sells allegedly made threats to a witness in the David Swift murder trail
Sells was booked into the Dyer County Jail and released on bond. His arraignment is set for February 18th.
How is Retaliation For Past Action Defined
Justia › U.S. Law › U.S. Codes and Statutes › Tennessee Code › 2023 Tennessee Code › Title 39 – CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812) › Chapter 16 – OFFENSES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 39-16-101 — 39-16-707) › Part 5 – INTERFERENCE WITH GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (§§ 39-16-501 — 39-16-517) › Section 39-16-510 – Retaliation for past action
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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 39 – CRIMINAL OFFENSES (§§ 39-1-101 — 39-17-1812)
Chapter 16 – OFFENSES AGAINST ADMINISTRATION OF GOVERNMENT (§§ 39-16-101 — 39-16-707)
Part 5 – INTERFERENCE WITH GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (§§ 39-16-501 — 39-16-517)
Section 39-16-510 – Retaliation for past action
Universal Citation:
TN Code § 39-16-510 (2023)
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(1) A person commits the offense of retaliation for past action who harms or threatens to harm a witness at an official proceeding, judge, district attorney general, an assistant district attorney general, an employee of the district attorney general or a law enforcement officer, clerk, employee of the clerk, juror or former juror, or a family member of any such person, by any unlawful act in retaliation for anything the witness, judge, district attorney general, assistant district attorney general, employee of the district attorney general or a law enforcement officer, clerk, employee of the clerk, or juror did in an official capacity as witness, judge, district attorney general, assistant district attorney general, employee of the district attorney general or a law enforcement officer, clerk, employee of the clerk, or juror. The offense of retaliation for past action shall not apply to an employee of a clerk who harms or threatens to harm the clerk.