Meet the candidates for Shelby County sheriff
The Daily Memphian interviewed the five Democratic candidates running the Democratic primary and the two Republican primary candidates for sheriff. (Courtesy Shelby County Sheriff’s Office)
The Daily Memphian interviewed the five Democratic and two Republican primary candidates for sheriff, asking them about 201 Poplar, recruiting and retention, the Memphis Safe Task Force, and more.
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2026 elections elections Shelby County Sheriff's OfficeAarron 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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