Man accused in 2021 killing of Rhodes student pleads guilty
Rainess Holmes, makes an appearance in Shelby County Criminal Court Div. 9 Judge Mark Ward's courtroom on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The man charged in the 2021 killing of a Rhodes College student pleaded guilty Monday, April 7.
Rainess Holmes, accused of killing 22-year-old Andrew “Drew” Rainer, pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated burglary and one count of second-degree murder.
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Aarron 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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