Chief jailer seeks to dismiss himself from Gershun Freeman civil suit
Shelby County Chief Jailer Kirk Fields (left) filed a motion Friday, Nov. 10, to dismiss himself from the suit filed against him, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. and Shelby County government. Nicole Freeman — widow of the deceased Gershun Freeman, who died at the Shelby County Jail in October 2022 — filed the suit in April. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
One of the defendants in the civil wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an inmate who died last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed to dismiss himself from the suit.
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Shelby County Jail Shelby County Sheriff Floyd BonnerAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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