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Conspiracy theorists threaten retaliation against Tennessee judge, district attorney, TBI agents

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QAnon -aligned voices of the far right are threatening retaliation against a judge, a district attorney and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents.

The Millersville Police Department and Assistant Police Chief Shawn Taylor became the focus of a TBI investigation this summer .

Former Tennessee Supreme Court Justice William Koch worries about where such violent rhetoric could lead.

Shawn Taylor recently landed in Millersville as assistant police chief, promising to root out corruption he sees in the town.

Former Justice Dean Koch said such tactics make members of the judiciary more vulnerable.

McKay said his warnings were tied into his belief in what is called “ Tactical Civics ” that’s a far-right notion that citizens can take the law into their own hands.

Shawn Taylor made comments as he turned to a group of far-right podcasters to defend himself.

Now, our NewsChannel 5 investigation has discovered that Todd Callender's own theories are sometimes even more far-fetched than Taylor ’s twisted view of the world.

Watch how this meeting played out at this link.

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44

Informative language

33

Neutral language

22

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

offensive

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possibly hateful

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short-lived

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