Martin Police Department would like to announce that on the evening of June 17, 2024, the City of Martin Mayor and Board of Aldermen unanimously selected Assistant Chief of Police Phillip Fuqua to replace retiring Chief Don Teal as the Chief of Police. Chief Teal will be retiring on July 5, 2024 after 41 years of service to the City of Martin.
Fuqua is a Martin native, graduating from Westview High School in 1988. He holds both a B.S. in Criminal Justice and a M.S. in Criminal Justice. He is a graduate of Session 271 of the FBI National Academy and a graduate of the Southeastern Command and Leadership Academy with the University of TN at Chattanooga. He has served in multiple positions during his 23-year career with the Martin Police Department. He will assume the duties of Chief on July 6th.
Fuqua has been married to his wife, Staci Hazlewood Fuqua for 33 years. They have three children, Abbie Fuqua McClure (Dustin McClure), Dusty Fuqua (Mercedes Laderman Fuqua) and Bennett Fuqua. Phillip and Staci also have four grandchildren: Warren, Falynn, Georgia and Banks. In their free time, Phillip and Staci own and operate Mason Hill Livestock Farms located on a family farm just north of Martin.
