Cornelius v. Winningham

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE NORTHEASTERN DIVISION SHERYL CORNELIUS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 2:23-cv-00007 ) JORDAN WINNINGHAM, et. al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This case involves the tragic death of Jerry Frank Wright, who, on February 25, 2022, was struck and killed by Crossville Police Department Officer Jordan Winningham’s patrol vehicle as he crossed the street. Plaintiff Sheryl Cornelius, on behalf of her father Mr. Wright, sued Officer Winningham under § 1983 for depriving Mr. Wright of his Fourteenth Amendment right to life. She also…