There are 34 article(s) tagged Shelby County District Attorney’s Office:

• December 2023

  • Shelby County DA touts data dashboard, reform efforts

    The DA’s office hopes to put its data-collecting initiatives to action by speeding up case processing and get victims connected to services more quickly.

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    By Julia Baker December 13, 2023

• November 2023

  • Loved ones lost to violence honored at Season of Remembrance event

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said despite the overwhelming grief of losing loved ones to violence, remembering them can bring about a sense of resolve and hope.

    By Julia Baker November 27, 2023

  • Law license reinstated for ADA who pleaded guilty to DUI

    An assistant district attorney who pleaded guilty to driving under the influence has had her law license reinstated. 

    By Julia Baker November 13, 2023

• June 2023

  • Changing teams: Public defenders drawn to prosecution

    Experts say it’s common for attorneys to start in the public defender’s office and venture into other, potentially higher-paying jobs, like the district attorney’s office. It is also common for public defenders to make the move when a progressive district attorney, such as Steve Mulroy, is elected. 

    By Julia Baker June 13, 2023

• February 2023

  • DA’s Office’s Justice Review Unit looks into external investigation of inmate’s death

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy requested a TBI investigation into Gershun Freeman’s death on Oct. 5 while he was in the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar Ave.

    By Julia Baker February 09, 2023

• January 2023

  • Recipe for a backlog: 10,557 adult arrests in 2022, and 35 criminal court trials

    While hundreds of inmates sat in jail for more than 500 days awaiting their day in court, and victims longed for closure, the Shelby County Criminal Court held a total of 35 trials in 2022.

    By Julia Baker January 14, 2023

• December 2022

  • Assistant district attorney arrested for DUI

    Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy will recuse the office from the case and seek a pro tem appointment of an independent prosecutor.

    By Julia Baker December 08, 2022

• November 2022

  • Trial delayed for Phil Trenary slaying suspects

    The delay is due to a potential conflict of interest in the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office. Lorna McClusky, the defense attorney for McKinney Wright, is now employed by the DA’s office.

    By Julia Baker November 28, 2022

  • Suspect shot by officer; TBI investigating

    The incident began around 10:40 a.m., when a citizen reported four individuals with guns at an apartment complex near the Hollywood branch library. 

    By Julia Baker November 22, 2022

• October 2022

  • DA’s plans for criminal justice reform move forward

    Demetria Frank, Mike Carpenter, Lorna McClusky and Mike Working are heading up reform efforts on disproportionate minority contact, restorative justice, post-conviction justice and juvenile justice, respectively. 

    By Julia Baker, Aarron Fleming October 24, 2022

• August 2022

  • DA’s office deems officers justified in three fatal shootings

    In two of the incidents, officers were struck or nearly struck by the suspects’ vehicles. In the third incident, an officer was hit in the chest by gunfire but was protected by his bulletproof vest. 

    By Julia Baker August 27, 2022

• February 2022

  • Former Shelby County prosecutor pleads guilty to conspiracy

    Glenda Adams faces up to five years in prison.

    By Yolanda Jones February 25, 2022

• December 2020

  • Parents indicted after 13-year-old shoots, kills 9-year-old cousin

    Police say the boy accidentally shot and killed his 9-year-old cousin with the gun of the boy’s father. The incident occurred March 13 in the Cordova area.

    By Yolanda Jones December 09, 2020

• November 2020

  • COVID-19 results in changes to Season of Remembrance event

    Season of Remembrance, the annual event to honor homicide victims in Memphis, will go on but events will be socially distanced and virtual because of the pandemic. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 25, 2020

• October 2020

  • Weirich fires longtime Shelby County assistant prosecutor Glenda Adams

    Amy Weirich fires longtime assistant prosecutor Glenda Adams amid misconduct investigation.

    By Marc Perrusquia October 28, 2020

  • Weirich discusses revoked driver’s license cases in Shelby County

    Revoked driver’s licenses and open carry gun permits were two of several issues District Attorney General Amy Weirich discussed during a speaking engagement at the Frayser Exchange Club on Thursday afternoon.

    By Omer Yusuf October 01, 2020

• July 2020

  • W.D. Merritt, former MPD homicide detective, remembered as ‘true hero’

    Family members on social media attributed the retired homicide detective’s death to COVID-19 complications. He was 56.

    By Yolanda Jones July 28, 2020

• March 2020

  • School district and DA’s office part ways with truancy program

    Shelby County schools and the District Attorney's office are no longer partners on a truancy reduction program. The school district will now oversee the program. 

    By Yolanda Jones March 02, 2020

• December 2019

  • Homicide victims remembered at ‘Season of Remembrance’ event

    Families and friends pay homage to homicide victims during the ninth-annual Season of Remembrance event hosted by Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich and her staff. 

    By Yolanda Jones December 02, 2019

• November 2019

  • Shelby County deputies justified in man’s shooting death, D.A. says

    The officer-involved shooting death of 40-year-old Jason Matthew Hill has been ruled justified by the Shelby County Dist. Atty. Amy Weirich. No charges will be filed against the deputies, who have not been identified. 

    By Yolanda Jones November 04, 2019

• October 2019

  • DA: No criminal wrongdoing by deputies in 2018 fatal officer-involved shooting

    No charges filed against deputies in the 2018 fatal shooting of 19-year-old Keyshon Parham. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 17, 2019

  • Motel closed as nuisance will reopen after owners agree to security improvements

    Red Roof Inn, a northeast Memphis motel closed as a public nuisance, will reopen after the owners agreed to hire security guards and install surveillance cameras. 

    By Yolanda Jones October 04, 2019

• September 2019

  • Motel closed as public nuisance after drugs activity, thefts and other crimes

    Memphis police responded to 150 calls at the Red Roof Inn on Shelby Oaks Drive over the past year. After four fatal heroin overdoses, thefts, burglaries and other crimes, the motel was declared a public nuisance Friday, Sept. 27 and closed. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 27, 2019

  • Symposium for reduction in violent crime draws law enforcement from around the country

    Memphis was chosen to take part in a federal program in which local and federal law enforcement work together to fight violent crime. This week, law enforcement officials are in town for a summit on violent crime. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 10, 2019

• August 2019

  • 201 Poplar renovation progressing, but completion will take years

    The renovation at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, 201 Poplar Avenue, will take at least 10 years to complete but will upgrade everything.

    By Linda A. Moore August 05, 2019