Mayor Young accosted at East Memphis restaurant
Mayor Paul Young speaks at Memphis Allies’ Breakthrough conference on community violence on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The City of Memphis said in a statement that a man grabbed Young as he was leaving dinner and the man then attempted to force his way into the mayor’s vehicle.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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