Gang members get 50-year federal sentence for 2019 murder
Michael Dunavant speaks Dec. 12, 2025 during the Department of Justice’s investiture ceremony making him the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Two members of a Memphis street gang have each been sentenced to 50 years in federal prison for the 2019 retaliatory killing of a fellow gang member.
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Unknown Vice Lords public safety U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of TennesseeBrandon LaGrone II
Brandon LaGrone Jr. is a Bluff City native who has earned an undergraduate degree in journalism from LSU’s Manship School. He’s written for publications including The (Baton Rouge) Advocate and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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