There are 44 article(s) tagged Floyd Bonner:

• November 2023

  • Chief jailer seeks to dismiss himself from Gershun Freeman civil suit

    One of the defendants in the civil wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of an inmate who died last year at the Shelby County Jail has filed to dismiss himself from the suit.

    By Aarron Fleming November 10, 2023

• October 2023

  • Calkins: A new mayor and a new dog, too? Things are looking up!

    Paul Young will be the new mayor of Memphis. And you should feel optimistic about that. Yes, optimistic. It may have gone out of fashion. But Young just might bring it back. 

    By Geoff Calkins October 06, 2023

  • The runoff what-if and other takeaways from election night

    With no runoff to face, Paul Young will become the next Memphis mayor with just over 27% of the vote. And that doesn’t even factor in the low turnout for Thursday’s election.

    By Samuel Hardiman October 06, 2023

  • Attack ads blanket the airwaves in the home stretch of Memphis mayor’s race

    Two polls made public – one in August and one in early September – showed essentially a four-way race for mayor among Floyd Bonner, Willie Herenton, Van Turner and Paul Young.

    By Samuel Hardiman October 04, 2023

  • Ban on pretextual traffic stops comes up one vote short on County Commission

    The Shelby County Commission gave final approval Monday, Oct. 2, to a pair of ordinances calling on the Shelby County Sheriff to collect data on specialized units as well as traffic stops, use of force and citizen complaints. It rejected an ordinance asking the Sheriff’s Office to ban pretextual traffic stops.

    By Bill Dries, Julia Baker October 03, 2023

• September 2023

  • Mayoral candidate Bonner says he’d ‘bring a unique perspective’ to managing the police

    The full “Behind The Headlines” interview with Shelby County Sheriff and mayoral contender Floyd Bonner Jr. includes the candidate saying his law enforcement background will directly affect his relationship with whoever he would appoint as police director.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2023

  • Bonner claims Freeman video release was illegal and politically motivated

    “That video should not have been released,” Bonner said in an interview on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman September 21, 2023

• August 2023

  • Gibson calls Bonner’s leadership ‘weak and ineffective’

    Memphis Mayoral contender J.W. Gibson is the latest in the race to challenger Floyd Bonner Jr. on recent deaths at the Shelby County Jail during Bonner’s tenure as sheriff.

    By Bill Dries August 22, 2023

  • Calkins: It’s the most important election in years, Memphis. Time to study up!

    Here’s what we learned about those who showed up Tuesday for the Memphis mayoral debate. 

    By Geoff Calkins August 16, 2023

  • The lights are on, but are Floyd Bonner and Van Turner home?

    The two mayoral candidates purchased homes within Memphis in the months before a ruling cleared the way for them to run for mayor despite a five-year residency requirement.

    By Samuel Hardiman August 13, 2023

• July 2023

  • Political Roundup: Bonner HQ opening draws protesters

    Floyd Bonner responded to the protesters outside his headquarters and talked about changing state law if necessary to curb youth violence. Meanwhile, everyone’s talking about the field of 19 in the mayor’s race and its impact on who wins.

    By Bill Dries July 23, 2023

  • Political Roundup: Herenton opens HQ, Turner takes on Bonner and more

    Also, Councilwoman Cheyenne Johnson calls off her campaign for a second term in favor of Janika White, a contender in last year’s Democratic primary for Shelby County District Attorney General.

    By Bill Dries July 17, 2023

  • Paul Young tops Q2 fundraising in Memphis mayor’s race

    Rival contender Floyd Bonner Jr. raised the second-highest amount but spent far less than Young, while J.W. Gibson topped the field in total spending. 

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2023

• June 2023

  • Bonner makes first mayoral forum appearance as crime, change dominate discussion

    The forum at Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church drew nine candidates and a crowd of more than 100 Thursday, June 8.

    By Bill Dries June 08, 2023

• April 2023

  • Opinion: The next mayor of Memphis should be a Memphian

    “Memphis should be led by someone who actually lives here, is committed to the city, and has demonstrated that commitment throughout their career.”

    By John Carroll April 27, 2023

• March 2023

  • Polling data shows Memphis mayoral contest is ‘anyone’s game’

    An early unaffiliated poll shows Memphis NAACP President Van Turner, former mayor Willie Herenton and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. tightly bunched at the top of the crowded Memphis mayoral race.

    By Samuel Hardiman March 16, 2023

• February 2023

  • Paul Young has most money in Memphis mayoral campaign coffers

    The DMC president raised $347,482 since September compared to the $311,719 raised by Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner and $300,000 by businessman and philanthropist J.W. Gibson. 

    By Bill Dries February 01, 2023

• January 2023

  • Two Sheriff’s deputies suspended as Nichols investigation expands again

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. announced the suspensions and investigation Friday, Jan. 27, after viewing the video of the incident.

    By Bill Dries January 28, 2023

• October 2022

  • Inside Sheriff Floyd Bonner’s move to run for Memphis Mayor

    How to handle crime in Memphis will dominate Bonner’s mayoral platform. Meanwhile, another contender in the race told supporters Tuesday the next mayor shouldn’t be someone who will “keep us steady”

    Related story:

    Sheriff officially running for mayor

    By Bill Dries October 26, 2022

  • Bonner: ‘I have no issues with moving back into the city’ if he runs for mayor

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, who currently lives in Bartlett, says he will decide this month on a bid for Memphis Mayor on the October 2023 city ballot. 

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2022

  • Paul Young opens 2023 Memphis mayoral bid in Oakhaven

    Young said he is “the youngest and the most experienced” candidate in the still-forming pack of contenders. The kick-off comes one year to the day before the Election Day to decide who succeeds Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.

    By Bill Dries October 06, 2022

• May 2022

  • Political Roundup: The primary issue. Do we still need them?

    A call to end county primary elections draws fire during the “On The Record” podcast as Democrats tout their countywide slate in Germantown and Republican mayoral nominee Worth Morgan opens his campaign headquarters in East Memphis.

    By Bill Dries May 31, 2022

• April 2022

  • Mental health professionals to join sheriff’s deputies on some calls

    The pairing is among the police reforms discussed nationally in the wake of the March 2020 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis Police custody.

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2022

• March 2022

  • Political Roundup: Walking local party lines

    As some Democrats pledge to try to censure Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland for endorsing a Republican candidate for state Senate in the August primaries, local Republicans have their own internal differences.

    By Bill Dries March 30, 2022

• February 2022

  • Political Roundup: From local elections to international events

    Janika White opened her campaign for District Attorney General Saturday while federal legislators from Tennessee weighed in on the Ukraine situation. 

    By Bill Dries February 26, 2022