Inmate charged after stabbing cellmate at Shelby County Jail

By , Daily Memphian Published: September 02, 2025 8:23 PM CT

This is at least the second stabbing at the jail this year. 

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Shelby County Jail 201 Poplar
Aarron Fleming

Aarron 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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