Trial for main defendant in killing of Rhodes College student to begin Feb. 12, 2024
The trial for Rainess Holmes, originally scheduled to begin Aug. 14, has been postponed to Feb. 12. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Rainess Holmes, who has been indicted for his alleged actions in a home invasion in 2021, was scheduled for a Monday, Aug. 14, court date. The trial date has been pushed back six months.
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Rhodes College Andrew Rainer Rainess Holmes home invasionAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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