Tenn, (July 10, 2015) – A retired Jackson Police officer was in city court on Friday as a defendant
Peaches Nesbitt was arraigned in Jackson City Court on charge of simple assault.
According to an affidavit, Nesbitt assaulted Courtney Reaves and her 1-year-old daughter, Kennedi McKinnie, at Wal-Mart Emporium Drive
Judge Blake Anderson recused himself from the case citing his personal relationship with Nesbitt. Judge Nathan Pride has agreed to hear the case, according to Anderson.
Attorney Mark Donahoe represents Ms Nesbitt. According to Donahoe the case is a normal defense and he will prepare like he always does for such cases.
According to the affidavit, Reaves said Nesbitt was behind her in the checkout line at Wal-Mart and asked her if her daughter had something in her diaper. Reaves said she told Nesbitt her daughter’s diaper was wet. Reaves said Nesbitt grabbed the child and was checking her diaper for stolen items According to Reaves, Nesbitt pulled down the child’s pants and diaper to see if there was something in it.
According to the affidavit, video surveillance from Wal-Mart shows Nesbitt grabbing the child and inspecting her diaper,
Nesbitt was employed as an officer with the Jackson Police Department for 33 years and retired in 2012.
BACKGROUND ON PEACHES NESBITT
Peaches Nesbitt began her more than thirty-three years of service to the City of Jackson Tennessee on 01 October 1979, when she was assigned to the Patrol Division of the Jackson Police Department. She served there until in 1985 she was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Division where she worked as an investigator until the department started a DARE Program. She led The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program. While serving as the DARE Program supervisor she was promoted to corporal in 1989 and sergeant in 1990.
When the department ceased operation of the DARE Program Sergeant Nesbitt worked in an assignment for the staff duty office. Her duties included traffic law enforcement as well as support of the court system, warrants division, and many other administrative support assignments.
In 2001 Sergeant Peaches Nesbitt was awarded the Police Lifesaving Medal for her efforts at a house fire and was recognized as the Employee of the Month in December 2004.
In 2009 the police department began the operation of a Traffic Division. Sergeant Nesbitt was transferred to the Traffic Division a position she held throughout the rest of her career.
On December 7, 2010 Sgt. Nesbitt was recognized by the Governor’s Highway Safety Officer for her outstanding efforts in speed enforcement whereby she issued 386 speeding citations.
