Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy on Tuesday announced that he would not bring charges against General Sessions Clerk Tami Sawyer, who was recorded by body-worn camera footage engaging in a profane rant against law enforcement after her private, armed security was reportedly by bypassing security from entering the courthouse.
Mulroy said in a statement that, following investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), there was no evidence that Sawyer sought for her private security to bypass procedures with a firearm.
“There is simply no evidence that Clerk Sawyer solicited, aided or directed her security guard to bypass Courthouse security,” said Mulroy in a statement posted to his office’s website.
He additionally stated that Sawyer’s, “interaction with sheriff deputies did not appear to violate any state law. As a result, she will face no criminal charges in this matter.”
The decision regarding Sawyer comes after video of the incident was posted to social media, prompting State Senator Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) and the Republican Party of Shelby County to call for Sawyer to resign from her office.
BREAKING: DISGRACEFUL MELTDOWN BY CLERK TAMI SAWYER—SCREAMING RACIAL EPITHETS AT LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO WERE JUST DOING THEIR JOBS. How can someone like this run a court?!
After General Sessions Court Clerk Tami Sawyer allegedly attempted to facilitate getting a firearm into the… pic.twitter.com/l6NrJkh54K
— Senator Brent Taylor (@SenBrentTaylor) October 9, 2025
“The Republican Party of Shelby County calls for Tami Sawyer’s immediate resignation as General Sessions Clerk and for condemnation of her actions by all responsible leaders,” wrote the Republicans. “Her disqualifying actions, rooted in a history of anti-police rhetoric, erode public trust in our institutions and endanger the men and women who risk their lives daily to protect our communities.”
Taylor similarly wrote, “I demand Tami Sawyer’s immediate resignation. She has proven herself unfit for office, and Shelby County deserves better than this.”
Video of the incident showed Sawyer standing outside the courthouse with multiple members of law enforcement.
“You want to walk a mile in my shoes? Like, your bros are the ones threatening my life. You want to see what your white supremacist a** friends are saying to me? Talking about killing me dead on the street? You know why I have security, because I’m the one getting threatened,” the court clerk said to one of the officers.
“What’s his badge number so I can make sure I do a full report?” Sawyer said later in the video, “You’re a racist and you’re a son of a b****.”
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Tom Pappert is a 2025 recipient of the Dao Prize and the lead reporter for The Tennessee Star. He also reports for the Star News Network. Follow Tom on X. Email tips to [email protected].
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