Indicted corrections officer wants separate trial
Shelby County corrections deputy Chelsey Duckett (in an Oct. 27 file photo) and six other officers are charged with aggravated assault resulting in the death of another. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Chelsey Duckett and her co-defendents have been indicted for alleged roles in the death of Gershun Freeman, who died in 2022 after an altercation with the officers at Shelby County Jail.
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Chelsey Duckett Robert Spence Jr. Gershun FreemanAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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