Bail set at $1 million for mother charged in her daughter’s death
Brittney Jackson speaks attorney Kenneth Brashier after a court appearance June 20, 2023. Jackson is charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated child abuse under six, abuse of a corpse, tampering with/ fabricating evidence and filing a false offense report. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Brittney Jackson is charged in the death of Sequoia Samuels, her 4-year-old daughter who found dead last year following a city-wide manhunt after she was allegedly reported missing.
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Sequoia Samuels Brittney JacksonAarron 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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