Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian. He began at The Daily Memphian in 2022, covering education before moving to public safety the following year. He is a graduate of the University of Memphis.
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Hernandez Govan faces life in prison on charges of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder. Man accused of masterminding Young Dolph slaying is set for trialRelated story:
Jurors will decide the fate of Hernandez Govan, the man accused of organizing Young Dolph’s 2021 murder.
Prosecutors used cellphone data to attempt to tie the man accused of organizing the Memphis rapper’s 2021 murder to the crime. But his lawyer said the evidence proved something else.
The long-time girlfriend of the self-confessed shooter of the Memphis rapper took the stand for the first time and jurors also heard from two investigators.
The first day of trial for the man accused of organizing the Memphis rapper’s murder ended with the testimony from a key witness: one of the self-confessed shooters.
“We getting fed up with playing. We gone get someone,” said Cornelius Smith as he explained how he attempted to kill another rapper before allegedly shooting Young Dolph.
The trial starts Monday for Hernandez Govan, who allegedly arranged the 2021 hit on rapper Adolph Thornton Jr.
The Daily Memphian explains what happened during that day of mayhem and attempts to answer a question many Memphians may be asking: What took so long to close this case?
A Memphis-based wing chain restaurant must pay Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant, a judge ruled Friday.
Ezekiel Kelly, who carried out a city-wide shooting spree in 2022, was sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars. He isn’t the first to see that much time. Related story:
Ezekiel Kelly pleaded guilty to all 28 charges he was facing, which included three counts of first-degree murder and the commission of an act of terrorism.
The man accused of going on a city-wide shooting spree in 2022 plans to plead guilty, his lawyer told The Daily Memphian.
Although not a native Memphian, he was the “face of the Memphis Zoo” for nearly 15 years.
The victim told The Daily Memphian how the alleged assault began.
Accused of kidnapping and killing a man in 2021, the former MPD officer pleaded guilty to five of the charges he was facing.
The deaths are two of at least seven housed at the overcrowded jail to die this year.
Cleotha Abston was convicted last year for raping Alicia Franklin in 2021. He later pleaded guilty to the murder of Eliza Fletcher in 2022, and was sentenced to life in prison.
Darian Nolen, 33, died at the Regional Medical Center at Memphis the night of Feb. 6.
Memphis criminal justice reform nonprofit Just City already has a list of around 30 people for whom it will pay bail.
A 33-year-old inmate died Monday at the Shelby County Jail, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
Multiple lawsuits have been filed in recent years over inmate deaths at the Shelby County Jail. Here is where some of them stand.
Following the recent retirement of former Assistant Chief Don Crowe, MPD officials promoted a longtime employee to the vacant position.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reports in its June 2025 Jail Report Card that booking and processing took an average of 72 hours last month, a 67% increase from the 43 hours it took in May.
Judge Sheryl Lipman also discussed The Daily Memphian’s motion to unseal court records that have remained hidden since the judge who had presided over the case recused himself.
Ezekiel Kelly’s trial is now set for Feb. 9, 2026.