Judge tests positive for drugs post-treatment, prosecutors want bond revoked
Andy Bringham and Marshall Davidson of the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct testify to a legislative committee on Thursday, March 14, about their investigation of Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd. (Ian Round/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 Judge Melissa Boyd has been out of custody on a $5,000 bail since Dec. 13. If her bond were revoked, she would be held in custody until trial.
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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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