A former assistant chief from MNPD that was facing charges of reckless homicide in connection with the death of his wife has died.

Former Nashville assistant police chief John Sorace died Feb. 20 in custody while awaiting a Rutherford County court hearing on homicide charges.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A former assistant chief with the Metro Nashville Police Department died while in custody for his ...

John Sorace was 87 years old; last month, Sorace was arrested after his wife was found shot to death in their family home in Murfreesboro. He had called police and claimed he woke up from a nap.

The former Metro Nashville assistant police chief, 87-year-old John Sorace, had faced reckless homicide charges accusing him of shooting and killing his wife Feb. 9 at their home near Murfreesboro ...