Cherrele Payton v. William Spearman, and City of Munford, Tennessee

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE WESTERN DIVISION CHERRELE PAYTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 2:25-cv-02808-TLP-cgc v. ) ) JURY DEMAND WILLIAM SPEARMAN, and CITY OF ) MUNFORD, TENNESSEE, ) ) Defendant. ) ORDER GRANTING CITY OF MUNFORD, TENNESSEE’S PARTIAL MOTION TO DISMISS A City of Munford police officer shot Plaintiff Cherrele Payton in the face after a car chase. So in August 2025, she sued officer William Spearman and the City of Munford, Tennessee (“City”) under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

alleging Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment violations. (ECF No. 1 at PageID…