Woman who sued Tennessee deputy, accusing him of forcibly baptizing her found dead
SODDY DAISY, Tenn. — A woman who filed a lawsuit against a Tennessee deputy, accusing him of forcibly baptizing her during a traffic stop, has been found dead.
According to News9 in Chattanooga, Shandele Marie Riley, 42, was discovered dead at a home on Log Cabin Lane this week by Hamilton County deputies. Her cause of death has yet to be determined, and an autopsy has yet to be performed."Wilkey and Riley next discussed religion. They spoke for another thirty minutes, and another deputy, Tyler McRae, left sometime during this conversation. Riley testified that Wilkey asked her whether she had been baptized.
The ruling, first reported by The Chattanoogan and Courthouse News Service, comes after former deputy Daniel Wilkey was indicted in 2019 on 44 counts, including rape, assault, and official oppression after he pulled over Riley and discovered she was in possession of marijuana during a traffic stop and arrested her. Riley claims Wilkey improperly groped her crotch after putting her in handcuffs.
News9 said, Neal Pinkston, the Hamilton County District Attorney, has asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to look into Riley's death. Due to the pandemic and other issues, the lawsuit has been delayed numerous times, and Riley's death is yet another huge stumbling block. "If we can meet all these requisites, I fully intend to finish the prosecution of this case in federal court, it needs to be prosecuted," Riley's attorney Robin Flores told the news outlet."I think the history of it in the media will show that a baptism by a police officer in the line of duty, in exchange for leniency in a criminal case is beyond the pale."
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