There are 11 article(s) tagged Thomas Tuggle:

• August 2024

  • DeSoto County escapee barricades self in Chicago restaurant

    “Our plan is to start extradition, and we’re praying that ... he’s captured, and we can bring him back here,” DeSoto County Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Justin Smith said.

    By Rob Moore August 21, 2024

• April 2024

  • DeSoto County crime summit focuses on youths and gun violence

    DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas Tuggle, DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton and DeSoto County Youth Court Judge Craig Treadway were joined by detectives and public-safety experts for the conversation at Brown Missionary Baptist Church in Southaven.

    By Rob Moore April 21, 2024

• March 2024

  • Inmate dies in DeSoto County correctional facility

    A woman was found incapacitated in her cell Friday, March 15, while in custody of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department.

    By Rob Moore March 17, 2024

• February 2024

  • DeSoto County Sheriff says officer-involved shooting ‘in line with training’

    The MBI has not disclosed what initiated the stop. None of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s officers were seriously injured, but the K9, identified as Luca, is deceased. 

    By Rob Moore February 22, 2024

• January 2024

  • Escaped DeSoto County inmate captured, second still at large

    A second inmate, identified as Gene Saulsberry, is still at large. 

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    Two inmates walked away from a job site Tuesday

    By Rob Moore January 24, 2024

  • Two inmates walked away from a job site Tuesday

    Two prisoners walked off from a DeSoto County nonprofit where they were working Tuesday, leading to a manhunt and an associated arrest.

    By Rob Moore January 23, 2024

• December 2023

  • DeSoto officials push to allow sheriffs to use radar

    “There are places where a stop sign just does not get the job done,” said Supervisor Michael Lee. 

    By Rob Moore December 11, 2023

• July 2023

  • DeSoto County sheriff candidates continue to hammer on crime

    Sheriff candidates Michael Lee and Thomas Tuggle made their case to the DeSoto County Republican Club Tuesday evening.

    By Beth Sullivan July 26, 2023

  • DeSoto County sheriff candidates focus on deterring crime

    Both prospects for the new DeSoto County sheriff have history and law enforcement and agree the biggest public safety issue facing the county is crime from Memphis and surrounding Mississippi counties.

    By Beth Sullivan July 03, 2023

• June 2023

  • DeSoto County sheriff race a top-dollar campaign

    The Republican Primary for DeSoto County sheriff is becoming a high-priced affair with both Michael Lee and Thomas Tuggle raising substantial funds in their campaigns for the office.

    By Beth Sullivan June 15, 2023

• January 2023

  • First wave of hopefuls file for DeSoto County elections

    Seventeen candidates filed qualifying papers on Tuesday as the DeSoto County election season kicked off for a variety of offices later this year.

    By Toni Lepeska January 03, 2023