PARENTS OF TEEN FATALLY SHOT BY KNOX COUNTY SWAT SUE SHERIFF’S OFFICE FOR $600,000
According to a report by WVLT, the parents of 18-year-old Daevon Montez Saint-Germain have filed a lawsuit against the Knox County Sheriff’s Office following his fatal shooting by SWAT team members on January 3, 2025, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Raymond and Savanna Saint-Germain allege that officers entered their home without probable cause or announcing themselves, leading to their son being shot nine times.
The lawsuit contends that the search warrant, based solely on a detective’s review of Saint-Germain’s Instagram posts about alleged drug sales, lacked sufficient probable cause and did not justify a SWAT response. It further claims that officers showed reckless indifference by denying the teenager proper medical care after the shooting.
Although the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation examined the incident and District Attorney General Charme Allen declined to press charges against the officers, the suit names Knox County, Sheriff Tom Spangler, and 15 unnamed responders as defendants, seeking $600,000 in damages for funeral expenses, loss of life, and related costs.
