Reporter Tom Pappert Calls on Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to Fulfill Open Records Request of 2022 Traffic Stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

by | Apr 21, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, called on the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security to fulfill The Star’s Open Records Request of materials documenting the 2022 traffic stop in Putnam County of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13...

Release of Records Detailing 2022 Tennessee Traffic Stop Involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia in the ‘Public Interest,’ Reporter Says

by | Apr 17, 2025 | Justice, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the release of records relating to the 2022 traffic stop of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the alleged MS-13 gang member and citizen of El Salvador who was deported last month under President Donald Trump, by Tennessee...

Reporter Details Legal Ramifications of FBI Releasing Covenant Killer Documents Exclusively to Third Party Amid Ongoing Lawsuit

by | Apr 8, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) release of the 1,299 pages of writings left by Covenant School killer Audrey Elizabeth Hale to independent journalist Megyn Kelly may have legal ramifications as a case...

‘Makes No Sense’: Reporter Questions Why MNPD Did Not Attempt to Obtain Covenant School Shooter’s Full Mental Health Record

by | Apr 3, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, called out the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) lack of interest and work in obtaining the full mental health record of 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale, the self-identified transgender man who carried out...

MNPD’s 48-Page Report on Covenant School Attack ‘Political,’ ‘Missed the Mark,’ Reporter Says

by | Apr 2, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the Metro Nashville Police Department’s (MNPD) 48-page report into the Covenant School attack committed on March 27, 2023 by 28-year-old Audrey Elizabeth Hale appears to be “political” and “missed the mark.” On...

Reporter Tom Pappert: FBI Release of Covenant Killer Materials Would Speak True to Deputy Director Dan Bongino’s ‘Transparency’ Message

by | Mar 31, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to release the long-awaited documents relating to the Covenant School shooting as the bureau’s deputy director, Dan Bongino, said he and Director Kash Patel are...

Continued Withholding of Materials Relating to Covenant School Killer Two Years After Attack Is ‘Insulting,’ Reporter Says

by | Mar 24, 2025 | Covenant School Shooting, News, Tennessee, The Michael Patrick Leahy Show, The South

Tom Pappert, lead reporter at The Tennessee Star, said the continued withholding of materials relating to the Covenant School killer is “insulting” to the public as it nears two years since the shooting took place. On Monday, The Star reported that the Metro Nashville...