Tennessee Trooper Ran Background Check on Reporter
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A Nashville newspaper reporter was on a list of people believed to have been the subjects of unauthorized background checks performed by a Tennessee Highway Patrol officer.
The reporter, Brad Schrade, covers the highway patrol for the Tennessean. Schrade says he received a call Saturday morning from a highway patrol investigator who said Lt. Ronnie Shirley had accessed Schrade's background information.
The Tennessean reports that the agent who contacted the reporter is one of a team of officers who are calling people on the list about unauthorized checks.
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Tennessean Editor Mark Silverman questioned whether Shirley's actions were condoned by his supervisors.
Schrade reported on the internal investigation on Aug. 12. Shirley has been placed on administrative leave.