Lawsuit: Jail Left Inmate Bloodied, Without Medical Help
The Nashville-area Metro Council has agreed to pay nearly $100,000 to a man who claims a sheriffâ??s deputy ripped out his teeth and left him bloodied and in jail without medical attention for 10 days. Anthony McCoy was arrested last November for failing to pay child support. When he told officers he could not remove a permanently attached gold jewelry from his mouth before entering his cell, Lt. Tanya Mayhew allegedly ripped it from his teeth, his lawsuit said. McCoy claims the enamel from his four front teeth were ripped away, and he was only given a Tylenol for his pain.


