No bridge protest arrests? MPD says the investigation is still ongoing
Memphis Police Department officers on the scene ordered protesters to leave the Hernando DeSoto Bridge Feb. 3. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Protestors have taken or attempted to take the area’s Mississippi River bridges several times in recent years. How those protests are handled has differed among law enforcement agencies.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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