Alleged shooter behind Memphis spree no longer representing himself
Ezekiel Kelly, the man accused of carrying out a city-wide shooting spree in 2022, is facing the death penalty for his alleged crimes.
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Ezekiel Kelly, the man accused of carrying out a city-wide shooting spree in 2022, is facing the death penalty for his alleged crimes.
The comptroller’s report calls for greater transparency regarding criminal justice data.
Commercial retail thefts are down significantly this year compared to last, according to the Memphis Police Department.
Lawrence Sumlin, 60, died in the jail’s intake area in the early hours of Nov. 22, 2024.
A local pastor was shot and killed on Kentucky Street outside of Momma’s early Wednesday morning, March 12.
Two Shelby County judgeships have been eliminated in the recent past rather than appointing new judges to the bench.
“Everyone has this thing that crime scenes are this complicated thing. But really and truly, they’re not,” one expert said.
State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Eads, said the cost of the committee is “both justified and essential.”
The trial for two of the corrections deputies charged in the 2022 death of Gershun Freeman at the Shelby County Jail has been delayed seven months.
The Family Safety Center has been a crucial resource for victims of domestic violence in the community since 2012.
David Pritchard, who is prosecuting the case, told Judge Thomas Parker he expects to hand over 80,000 pages of documents and 512 gigabytes of phone and computer records to Ford Jr.’s attorney Michael Scholl.
The Shelby County commissioner has pleaded not guilty to charges of alleged bribery and attempted tax evasion, and he faces a maximum of 40 years in federal prison. Though, if convicted, he likely would not see that much time behind bars. Edmund Ford Jr. placed on leave from city job Ford Jr. steered more money to nonprofits, documents show Inside proposed ethics changes for county government Harris wants to suspend Ford Jr. from making more county grantsRelated content:
Sherman Weakley, 22, died by suicide, according to his official autopsy.
Vanessa Murtaugh, 46, was indicted Feb. 27 for statutory rape by an authority figure and aggravated statutory rape.
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. has been indicted on one count of alleged bribery and kickbacks and six counts of attempted tax evasion, according to federal court documents filed Friday, Feb. 28. Edmund Ford Jr. turns himself in to federal authorities Ford indictment spotlights County Commission ethics guidelinesRelated content:
The inmate, Ramon McGhee, 42, died in the hospital Jan. 12, 2024, two days after being found in his cell at 201 Poplar unresponsive and covered in bedbugs.
The city ethics board members voted unanimously Friday, Feb. 21 to dismiss a complaint filed earlier this month against the Memphis fire chief.
Emmitt Martin III, who pleaded guilty last year at the federal level to his role in Nichols’ death, turned himself in Thursday after a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Officer-involved crashes are common because of how much driving the job requires, according to a police best-practices expert.
”We try to keep predator and prey separated,” a chief deputy said during a recent media tour inside the jail.
In a letter to representatives of both the Board of Judicial Conduct and the Board of Professional Responsibility, state Sen. Brent Taylor asked for investigations into both Steve Mulroy and Judge Paula Skahan.
MPD Sgt. Andre Jones said the department has responded to an uptick in cases of coordinated shoplifting, mostly at local Family Dollar and Dollar General stores.
TacoNGanas security footage shows employees being taken away by unidentified men. City of Memphis says it was federal agents.
The new complaint makes reference to a series of separate complaints filed with the city in March by a group of Black MFD firefighters.
Two Shelby County Jail inmates died on Thursday and Friday, bringing the total to four this week.