Deputy DA Ray Lepone retiring, chief prosecutor Paul Hagerman successor
Hagerman has worked as the chief prosecutor for multiple high-profile cases, including the killings of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and school teacher Eliza Fletcher.
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Hagerman has worked as the chief prosecutor for multiple high-profile cases, including the killings of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and school teacher Eliza Fletcher.
Within a few hours, four men died in two separate collisions near Tiger Lane outside the National Bikers Roundup at Liberty Park.
Friends and family confirmed that the alleged gunman witnessed a traumatic event while in middle school, when his father was fatally shot by police officers.Related story:
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty on both individuals.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has charged a man in connection to a shooting at Margolin Hebrew Academy-Feinstone Yeshiva of the South in East Memphis.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation provided an update Wednesday, Aug. 2, on the case of the alleged shooter at Margolin Hebrew Academy in East Memphis. Here are the things we know about the situation and some of the information that still is unclear.
The Zoom meeting was one of many meetings with individuals and groups the federal agencies will host in response to the U.S. DOJ’s pattern or practice investigation into the Memphis Police Department.
Attorney Ben Crump said Tyre Nichols’ family is grateful the DOJ “heard their cries for accountability.”Related story:
“What we hope is that integrating our camera systems throughout the city through a public and private sector partnership will be a force multiplier for our city as it relates to solving crimes and investigating crimes,” MPD Chief Davis told attendees.
“I just disagree,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy during a phone interview on Tuesday. “We have a different philosophy.” Shelby County DA Mulroy fires back at Mayor Strickland’s criticismRelated story:
Strickland used his weekly email newsletter on Friday, July 21, to call out Mulroy’s office for dropping charges against a woman accused of firing a gun from a moving car in November 2022.
As of July 24, 2023, there have been 210 homicides in Memphis, a 25% increase from the 168 homicides at this point last year, according to the City of Memphis Data Hub.
The fire took the life of Lt. Jeffrey Norman and injured three of his team members.
Vishant Shah started with the DA’s office Monday, July 17.
Preliminary data, which the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission obtained from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, shows major violent crimes and major property crimes are up so far in 2023.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced that he hired a longtime legal professional to monitor the courts. Bobby Carter confirmed to The Daily Memphian he has been contracted by the city on a part-time basis.
Lt. Jeffrey Norman had served with Memphis Fire Department for more than 20 years, joining Sept. 23, 2002.Related story:
Semi-automatic guns, handguns with no modifications and AR-15s shoot one bullet with each pull. But handguns with a conversion switch fire like fully automatic weapons.
Almost three weeks have gone by since Hudspeth died and his family, along with the public, still lack answers about the circumstances surrounding his death.
The 17,492-square-foot, $7.9 million police precinct will replace the existing building, according to a permit application the city filed July 10 with the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development.
Both defendants are indicted on charges of first-degree murder, employing a firearm with intent to commit a felony, and property theft up to $60,000 and more.
The walk will start and end at Westwood Community Center, 810 Western Park Drive, on Saturday, July 15.
Starting next week, the Shelby County Juvenile Court is piloting the separation of its juvenile delinquency docket into two, one for cases that will be settled and the other for cases that will go to trial.
The Daily Memphian obtained a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office incident reports that say Pickens, who is charged in the killing of Dr. Ben Mauck, was arrested and charged with criminal attempt of first-degree murder in 2016 and aggravated assault in 2014. Alleged Campbell Clinic shooter prompted police calls last weekRelated stories:
Shuntae Daniels, 27, is charged with aggravated burglary, two counts of property theft up to $2,500 and identity theft.