Sheriff’s Office demands apology for sexual assault lawsuit
“They will be demanding an apology and an immediate dismissal from the suit and all allegations pertaining to them, the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, and the jail,” a release said about Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner and Chief Jailer Kirk Fields, who are both named as defendants in the suit. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff’s Office)
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is disputing that two women who were allegedly assaulted at the Shelby County women’s jail last year were actually in their custody at the time.
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Shelby County Sheriff's Office Jail East lawsuitAarron 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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