Downtown fair rallies connections for those who need them
Brad Yackey and Carter Crooks, with A Betor Way, helps those with substance abuse issues to provide things like clean syringes and HIV and Hepatitis C testing. (Aarron Fleming/The Daily Memphian)
More than 60 local organizations — providers of addiction treatment, violence intervention, workforce training and more — gathered Downtown Wednesday to showcase how they can help those involved with the local justice system.
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A Betor Way recidivism Steve MulroyAarron 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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