Event Brief
Knoxville Police Chief Noel Won’t Resign After Suspension
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Summary: Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel says he will not step down after a 30-day unpaid suspension. In an on-camera interview after returning Sept. 6, Noel said he accepts responsibility for exchanging inappropriate, sexually suggestive texts with Officer Jasmine Reed and asked the public to judge his overall record. Mayor Indya Kincannon imposed the suspension in August following an outside investigation.
WHO: Knoxville Police Chief Paul Noel; Mayor Indya Kincannon; Officer Jasmine Reed; independent investigator J. William Coley
WHAT: Noel says he won’t resign after a 30-day unpaid suspension tied to inappropriate sexually suggestive text messages with a subordinate officer.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: Mayor Indya Kincannon suspended Noel without pay in August after an independent investigation found he violated Knoxville Police Department standard operating procedures through his communications with Officer Jasmine Reed.
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