Buckner names new command staff, sets priorities for crime reduction and jail safety
Sheriff Anthony Buckner speaks during a Promotions Ceremony at Oak Grove Church on Oct. 22, 2026. (Sean Davis/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“These leaders tonight will help me make decisions that would change the conditions of our jail, make it more humane, make our jail one of the safest jails in the United States of America,” Shelby County Sheriff Anthony Buckner said.
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Shelby County Sheriff Anthony BucknerBrandon 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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