Two more Shelby County Jail inmates have died

By , Daily Memphian Updated: February 09, 2025 2:17 AM CT | Published: February 07, 2025 10:16 PM CT

Two Shelby County Jail inmates died on Thursday and Friday, bringing the total to four this week.

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Aarron Fleming

Aarron 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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