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 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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