Overview

• Sean Herman entered a “best interest” plea to one felony misconduct count, with a second count dismissed.
• He received one year of supervised probation with no jail time under the plea.
• MNPD fired Herman in May 2024 after identifying him in a mock traffic-stop clip filmed on duty on April 26.
• Investigators said his face was not shown but a police patch and duty records linked the uniformed officer to Herman.
• Tennessee’s police standards board suspended his law-enforcement certification indefinitely in August 2024, with possible petition for reinstatement after the case ends.