Trial date set in Gershun Freeman civil case
Shelby County corrections deputy Jeffrey Gibson appears in court Oct. 27 after being charged for the death of Shelby County Jail inmate Gershun Freeman in 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The federal suit against Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr., chief jailer Kirk Fields and Shelby County government about the death of Gershun Freeman is scheduled for trial March 24, 2025.
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Shelby County Jail Gershun Freeman Shelby County GovernmentAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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