Mulroy talks bail, gun reform and city subpoena
Shelby District Attorney Steve Mulroy said he gave Sen. Brent Taylor the idea for requiring judicial commissioners to make public safety the primary consideration when setting initial bail and making it a misdemeanor to violate one’s bail conditions. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphiain file)
Appearing on WKNO-TV’s “Behind the Headlines,” Shelby County District Attorney General discussed bail reform, gun control and more.
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BailAarron 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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