This story was updated at 9:22 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020, with more information. The third night of protests in Chattanooga began as a largely tame affair, with thinner crowds than those seen on Saturday and Sunday. Organizer Brie Stevens told attendees who gathered at Miller Park for what was advertised on social media as a peaceful protest that she and other organizers would not stand for violence or destruction of property as the night went on. "You are allies in this movement," she...

Around 200 activists engaged in peaceful protests ended the event early Tuesday with a tense standoff at Miler Park with law enforcement officers. Organizers and police eventually found common ground and thanked each other as the crowd dissolved. The protests lasted more than five hours of after beginning at the park, followed by a march throughout the downtown area. As organizers attempted to end the event with a call for activists to stay motivated, one activist threw a firework onto Market...

Chattanooga police arrested a 29-year-old man carrying an AR-15 rifle and multiple magazines of ammunition during the largely peaceful protest in Miller Park Monday. "This arrest likely prevented what could have been a very tragic situation," Chattanooga police said in a news release. An officer told the man, Trevan Young, that he'd like to speak with him. Young refused and tried to resist the officer who was attempting to stop him, according to the news release. That's when Young was taken...

Two Chattanooga police officers are under internal and federal investigations for potential violations of the U.S. Constitution after the officers' supervisors brought potential offenses to the attention of Chief David Roddy in late April. After being made aware, Roddy "contacted a federal agency requesting an investigation," police spokeswoman Elisa Myzal said. Attorneys for both officers said they stand by the difficult work they do for the department and are fully cooperating. In two...

Chattanooga police arrested a 35-year-old man who was standing on the roof of an apartment building in the 1400 block of Market Street with multiple loaded firearms, including an AK-47, Wednesday evening during the fifth day of largely peaceful protests against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. Officers received a call at around 9 p.m. Wednesday about a man, later identified as Kevin Leko, standing atop the building with what appeared to...