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Metro Officer Decommissioned; Alcohol In System

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A Metro Nashville Police bicycle officer has been decommissioned after working while under the influence of alcohol.

Jason Gross was charged with the misdemeanor of possessing a firearm while under the influence of alcohol.

The department received information that Gross was drinking on the job just after 10 a.m. Tuesday.

Gross voluntarily took a breath alcohol test two hours later. It registered at .027%.

The police department’s Office of Professional Accountability has conducted an administrative investigation of Gross, who was assigned to desk duty.

Gross, 34, is a four-year police department veteran.