There are 5 article(s) tagged U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz:

• November 2023

  • Guest Column: US Attorney Ritz on ‘doubling down’ on crime

    “As United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, I know that Memphians are sick and tired of gun violence and violent crime. I am too.”

    By Kevin G Ritz November 28, 2023

• October 2023

  • Violent crime crackdown targets nuisance convenience store

    A Save a Stop 2 is one of several locations being investigated during a multi-agency operation that was announced by Kevin G. Ritz, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee.

    By Julia Baker October 23, 2023

• September 2023

  • ‘A place where justice is done:’ DOJ announces federal indictment of former MPD officers

    “Effective policing requires public trust,” said Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

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    Five former officers in Tyre Nichols case federally indicted

    By Julia Baker, Ben Wheeler, Aarron Fleming September 12, 2023

• May 2023

  • U.S. Attorney’s Office prosecuting 26 people for gun crimes with ‘switches’

    Switches, small steel or plastic squares that affix to a semi-automatic weapon and engage the firing pin, can make a gun capable of firing dozens of rounds of ammunition in seconds. 

    By Julia Baker May 22, 2023

• January 2023

  • U.S. Attorney Ritz urges patience amid Tyre Nichols investigation

    “Our federal investigation may take some time,” Ritz said. “These things often do. But we will be diligent, and we will make decisions based on the facts and the law.”

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    Tyre Nichols suffered ‘extensive bleeding,’ independent autopsy reports

    Memphis City Council looks at police reforms in wake of Tyre Nichols’ death

    By Julia Baker January 26, 2023