Trial date set for civil suit over 201 inmate’s death
The mother of Ramon McGhee, Lisa Shahan Choat, appeared at a press conference last year with attorney Ben Crump. (Ben Wheeler/The Daily Memphian file)
A trial date has been set in the civil lawsuit filed by the family of Ramon McGhee, who died last year at the Shelby County Jail.
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Ramon McGhee Lisa Shahan ChoatAarron 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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