Franklin Police officers who chose not to arrest fellow officer will face internal scrutiny

Kevin Walters tennessean.com FRANKLIN — The two Franklin police officers who chose not to arrest a fellow officer reeking of alcohol and passed out behind the wheel of his car will face their own internal scrutiny from police. On Nov. 3, Franklin Police Sgt. J.P. Taylor and Officer Megan Valentin allowed fellow Officer Brent Rose — who is trained DUI expert — to call a friend for a ride even though they said Rose appeared so intoxicated that he was barely able to stand. Officers also found what they believed to be a 32-ounce tumbler of whiskey and Coca-Cola in the car’s cup holder. Instead of performing field sobriety tests, Rose left his car in the parking lot of a strip mall along Carothers Parkway and was driven away by a friend, even though Rose “fell face first” into some shrubbery when he stood up from a curb when his ride arrived, records show. At the time, the two officers apparently had misgivings about letting him go. Taylor said later he was angry and called Rose “a hypocrite” while Valentin said Rose’s job as a police officer spared him from being punished. “If this were any other citizen, they would have been arrested,” Valentin said, according to a transcript of an interview with her in the investigation. to read more: tennessean.com