CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — A new court date has been set in the case involving Sarah Fuson, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence after being convicted in a child abuse case connected to her former daycare job.
👩⚖️ Fuson, the daughter of former Montgomery County Sheriff John Fuson, was convicted after jurors reviewed surveillance video from the daycare. Prosecutors said the footage showed Fuson forcefully placing a young child onto a cot. The child was later treated for injuries that included a suspected skull fracture.
⚖️ The case returned to court this week as Fuson’s attorneys continued efforts to challenge the outcome of the trial.
📄 Her defense team says there are several reasons the conviction should be reconsidered. Among their arguments, attorneys claim the evidence presented to jurors did not support the verdict that was ultimately reached.
🏛️ The defense is also questioning whether there was a potential conflict involving District Attorney General Glenn Funk. Montgomery County District Attorney Robert Nash had previously stepped away from the case, leading to Funk’s involvement.
🔎 Attorneys have additionally referenced a separate TBI investigation involving Funk. That matter included allegations concerning recordings of conversations involving defense attorneys. Funk was not criminally charged.
📍 The defense is also asking that any future trial proceedings be moved outside Middle Tennessee because of the amount of publicity surrounding the case.
🗓️ A hearing on Fuson’s request for a new trial is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. on May 5, 2027.
⚠️ The scheduled hearing does not mean Fuson has already been granted a new trial. The court will first hear the defense’s arguments before deciding what happens next.
Source: WKRN News 2
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