There are 11 article(s) tagged shelby county district attorney general's office:

• October 2024

  • With 24,000 outstanding warrants in county, Memphis police form new fugitive unit

    Memphis’ new fugitive task force, which has made 280 arrests since its launch, aims to arrest those with outstanding warrants. 

    By Aarron Fleming October 30, 2024

• September 2024

  • DA’s office to receive $300K for victim support

    The funding will be used to provide support and resources to victims and witnesses; reduce the backlog of cases and of data processing such as forensic evidence; and update a data system that supports prosecutorial decision-making.

    By Julia Baker September 04, 2024

  • Data shows number of departures from DA’s office

    Most have resigned from their posts, but a handful have been terminated or transferred to other jobs.

    By Aarron Fleming September 04, 2024

• April 2024

  • DA adds charges for teen suspect in MPD shooting

    The charges were added in light of news from the office Wednesday that MPD Officer Joseph “Rusty” McKinney was likely killed by friendly fire.

    By Aarron Fleming April 19, 2024

  • DA’s office targets 400 violent crime cases

    The cases represent 15% of the felonies that have come through the DA’s office this year, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said during a Wednesday press conference.

    By Julia Baker April 03, 2024

• March 2024

  • Vera Institute, DA’s office host ‘data walk’ at National Civil Rights Museum

    The “From Numbers to Narratives: Exploring Prosecution & Safety in Shelby County” data walk on Wednesday, March 13, was the culmination of a year-long partnership between Vera Institute and the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office and other local organizations. 

    By Julia Baker March 13, 2024

• November 2023

  • Two jailers indicted in connection to inmate assault

    Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner announced the indictments, and the sheriff said there are “a lot of differences” between this case and the officers indicted in the death of Gershun Freeman. 

    By Julia Baker November 14, 2023

  • DA’s office won’t oppose requests for court fee waivers

    Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy announced the policy Tuesday, Oct. 31, during a press conference in the 10th-floor conference room of the DA’s office in the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, 201 Poplar Ave.

    By Julia Baker November 01, 2023

• August 2023

  • ‘We have a crime crisis right now:’ DA’s office hosts public-safety summit

    “I think the consistent message from all of us and several others … is that we all recognize that we have a serious crime problem,” DA Mulroy said.

    By Julia Baker August 31, 2023

  • Deputy DA Ray Lepone retiring, chief prosecutor Paul Hagerman successor

    Hagerman has worked as the chief prosecutor for multiple high-profile cases, including the killings of Memphis rapper Young Dolph and school teacher Eliza Fletcher.

    By Julia Baker August 06, 2023

• May 2023

  • ADAs told not to prosecute adults under 21 for having a gun without a permit

    “In Tennessee, those ages 18-20 can carry a handgun without a permit, and without fear of prosecution from the state attorney general’s office or citation by the Tennessee Highway Patrol,” reads an email to ADAs from Ernest Brooks II, associate deputy district attorney and senior policy adviser in the DA’s office. 

    By Julia Baker May 17, 2023