Federal civil suit over County Jail inmate’s death gets new judge
A Shelby County sheriff’s badge is displayed inside the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff’s Office/The Daily Memphisn file)
U.S. District Judge Brian Lea is now presiding over the case regarding the death of an inmate who died after an altercation with guards at the jail in October 2022.
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201 Poplar Shelby County Jail Brian Lea Gershun FreemanAarron 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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