DeSoto sheriff had tip Zimmerman was in Chicago before arrest
DeSoto County Sheriff Thomas E. Tuggle said his department was informed by “Zimmerman’s girlfriend” a week prior to his Aug. 21 apprehension that he had made it to Illinois. (Rob Moore/The Daily Memphian file)
Sheriff Thomas Tuggle’s statements Monday were his first on the case in over a month, a decision he compared to a game of chess with the media.
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Rob Moore
Rob Moore covers North Mississippi for The Daily Memphian. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. in English from The University of Memphis.
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