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.

Humans and dogs lined the streets to pay respects to the canine who also served U.S. Special Forces in Afghanistan during his 10 years of life. 

Barton campaigned on taking a tough approach on crime committed in DeSoto County by Memphis residents. This trial was his opportunity to demonstrate that commitment.

One neighbor compared the theft to the Mona Lisa being taken from the Louvre. 

The preliminary hearing for Courdarion Craft, 20, was set during a Tuesday, Feb. 27, court date. Craft’s attorney Brandon Hall appeared on his behalf.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young convened a discussion with local gang members with the help of 901 Bloc Squad and Heal 901, two of the city’s violence intervention programs.

“She’s literally just in a hospital gown, with nothing else on. She can’t walk,” an Uber driver said of a passenger picked up. “And I’m thinking, it’s getting dark. It’s about to rain. This is a perfect storm for something terrible to happen to a person.”

Bills advancing through the Tennessee General Assembly this week included one aimed at reversing police reforms passed in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ 2023 death in Memphis. 

Fifteen people were indicted for allegedly organizing the enterprise, and dozens more were arrested.

The MBI has not disclosed what initiated the stop. None of the DeSoto County Sheriff’s officers were seriously injured, but the K9, identified as Luca, is deceased. 

The incident occurred after DeSoto County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to make a stop along the border of Tunica and DeSoto counties. 

In July 2022, Charlie Gibson drove a car into a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy who was responding to an assault call in Cordova.

One former Memphis Police officer contested his decertification before the Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission, and three more did not appear for the hearings.

Traffic stops in the DeSoto County city were up 87% in 2023 with 13,229 stops.

The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct issued Shelby County Criminal Court Division 1 Judge Paula Skahan a public reprimand Feb. 14 for overturning the sentence of Courtney Anderson in December 2022.

In conversation that covered murder-clearance rates, aggravated assault charges, illegal car stunts and more, the Shelby County district attorney general and the Memphis Police Department’s interim chief both presented to the Memphis City Council public safety committee.

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Steve Mulroy said Tuesday, Feb. 20, that MPD had a murder clearance rate of 31.2% in 2022, something that Interim Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis audibly disputed as he said it.

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“Memphis and Shelby County have, in some respects, truly become more threatening in recent years; traffic fatalities have risen, especially since 2020; fewer people are able to legally drive; and people of color face more discrimination on the road and in court,” Decarcerate Memphis’ new report said.

Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. knows the area has a lot of needs, but he says 201 Poplar is showing its age — and Shelby County should start thinking about a new jail. 

The gun-reform movement in Tennessee has something it’s never had before: money.

Three alleged members of the Unknown Vice Lords/Ghost Mob gang were indicted on new charges for their suspected role in the death of an unnamed man last year.

A suspect in the killing of Memphis rapper Young Dolph appeared in court Friday, Feb. 16, where a judge admonished him for failing to appear before her the day before.

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Following the death of a local shop owner during a crime spree Feb. 11, the National Summit on Innovative Solutions to Youth Violence looks to find answers.