TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Azya Thornton on Jul 16, 2025

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) is investigating threats against four female judges allegedly made by a man currently in custody at the Davidson County jail. The threats were included in letters that arrived at the Justice A.A. Birch Building last month, mixed in with other mail sent to the criminal courthouse. According to the Nashville Banner, the letters began arriving June 24, and by June 26, the Davidson County Criminal Court was informed that they included threats against Criminal Court Judges Khadija Babb, Cynthia Chappell and Angelita Blackshear Dalton, as well as General Sessions Judge Ana Escobar. MNPD says that its Security Threat Section, part of the Specialized Investigations Division, is pursuing the case. The correspondence also reportedly included threats against President Donald Trump, which were forwarded to the U.S. Secret Service.