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UPDATED Oct 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM ET
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Amburn Seeks to Suppress FBI Interview Statements
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David Amburn, a former Knox County sheriff candidate and longtime sheriff’s office official, filed a motion Oct. 12 asking a judge to bar prosecutors from using statements from four FBI interviews and evidence he later provided. His attorneys argue he felt compelled to cooperate without being advised of his rights under the protections for public employees established in Garrity v. New Jersey.
WHO: David Amburn and his attorneys
WHAT: Amburn filed a motion seeking to exclude statements from four FBI interviews and evidence he later provided in the Knox County sheriff’s office conspiracy case.
WHEN: Oct 12, 2026
WHERE: Knox County
WHY: Amburn’s attorneys argue he believed refusing to cooperate with federal investigators could jeopardize his sheriff’s office employment, implicating protections against compelled self-incrimination under Garrity v. New Jersey.
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