Inmate died from heart disease, autopsy says
Four 201 Poplar inmates died last month, one by suicide, one from an overdose and two undetermined “medical emergencies,” according to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Lawrence Sumlin, 60, died in the jail’s intake area in the early hours of Nov. 22, 2024.
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Shelby County Jail 201 Poplar public safetyAarron 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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