There are 11 article(s) tagged DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle:

• November 2024

  • Joshua Zimmerman extradited to Mississippi

    An employee of the Rankin County Detention Center confirmed Zimmerman was booked into the facility earlier Wednesday but could not provide further information.

    By Rob Moore 6 hours ago

• September 2024

  • DeSoto County sheriff’s town hall focuses on school safety after threats

    “We sit right next to one of the most dangerous cities in the country, but our crime rate has remained low,” Sheriff Thomas Tuggle said, referring to Memphis at DeSoto’s northern doorstep.

    By Rob Moore September 24, 2024

  • DeSoto sheriff had tip Zimmerman was in Chicago before arrest

    Sheriff Thomas Tuggle’s statements Monday were his first on the case in over a month, a decision he compared to a game of chess with the media.

    By Rob Moore September 23, 2024

• August 2024

  • Deputy jailer arrested for aiding Zimmerman’s escape

    The former employee was terminated Friday, Aug. 23, according to the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office. 

    By Rob Moore August 27, 2024

  • Bailey: Zimmerman captured but drama, questions linger in DeSoto County

    After more than two months, escapee Joshua Zimmerman is back in custody, but there is still tension between certain parties in DeSoto County.

    By Clay Bailey August 23, 2024

  • DeSoto County escapee sticking in Chicago for now

    After months on the lam, DeSoto County escapee Joshua Zimmerman was found barricaded in a Chicago restaurant. 

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    By Rob Moore August 22, 2024

• July 2024

  • Moore: Can the rift between DeSoto County sheriff and DA be fixed?

    Sheriff Thomas Tuggle and District Attorney Matthew Barton were elected on the promise of keeping DeSoto County safe. Can they do that while their offices are at odds?

    By Rob Moore July 05, 2024

• June 2024

  • Fugitive from three states at large: The criminal career of Joshua Zimmerman

    Zimmerman is wanted by authorities in at least three states, including Texas for the 2023 murder of Keyanna Shantall Mercer in Houston. 

    By Rob Moore June 25, 2024

  • Bailey: Finger-pointing in DeSoto as sides form on what happened with escaped prisoner

    As Joshua Zimmerman remains on the run after escaping in DeSoto County, there are questions about what happened, who is responsible and what happened to the video evidence.

    By Clay Bailey June 21, 2024

  • DeSoto inmate escaped through courthouse ‘design flaw,’ sheriff says

    Authorities have begun Phase 2 in the search for an escaped DeSoto County inmate, and the reward for his capture is $10,000.

    By Rob Moore June 20, 2024

• May 2024

  • DeSoto County sheriff: ‘Memphis is not an adversary’

    “Everybody is constantly focused on Memphis, Memphis, Memphis,” Tuggle said. “I will say something that’s probably going to shock you. The most violent criminals trying to get into our county are not coming from Memphis.”

    By Rob Moore May 01, 2024