Juvenile Court Judge Sugarmon talks perceptions versus reality
Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon speaks during the first town hall at St. Paul Baptist Church. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon addressed the divide between what the data shows and what the community is feeling Wednesday, July 3, on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.”
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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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