Embattled Criminal Court judge Melissa Boyd indicted
State law mandates that judges be referred to the Legislature after receiving two public reprimands while they are on the bench. (The Daily Memphian file)
The Shelby County Criminal Court Division 9 judge has been indicted for coercion of a witness and harassment, according to court records.
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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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