DeSoto County sheriff: ‘Memphis is not an adversary’
“I want everybody to hear me out on this,” DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle said. “Memphis is not an adversary for us.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“Everybody is constantly focused on Memphis, Memphis, Memphis,” Tuggle said. “I will say something that’s probably going to shock you. The most violent criminals trying to get into our county are not coming from Memphis.”
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Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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