MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has fired a forensic scientist at its Jackson, Tennessee, testing lab—a decision that led Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy to ask for retesting of evidence originally analyzed by that employee.
Mulroy says that the worker was fired for “unethical conduct.” TBI says the termination stemmed from concerns regarding the forensicist’s personal life and behavior.
The agency said the decision had nothing to do with the quality of the scientist‘s casework…