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  • Public Safety

    FedExForum shooting suspect arrested

    The shooting happened during a Lil Baby concert Sept. 7 and resulted in critical injuries to one man.

    By Ben Wheeler September 28, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Assistant district attorney suspended from practicing law

    Monica Timmerman cannot accept new cases and must stop representing existing clients by Oct. 27. District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said Timmerman has begun treatment and expects to be in compliance before the suspension begins. 

    By Julia Baker September 28, 2023
  • Update South Memphis

    Whitehaven schools went on lockdown after off-campus shooting

    Whitehaven Elementary and Whitehaven High schools went on a precautionary lockdown as police investigated an off-campus shooting Wednesday afternoon.

    By Julia Baker, Aarron Fleming September 28, 2023
  • East Memphis

    MPD responds to bank robbery in East Memphis

    Memphis Police Department officers are looking for a suspect following a robbery of a Wells Fargo branch in East Memphis.

    By Rob Moore September 27, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Brian Kelsey to remain free pending appeal

    The judge determined that Kelsey had raised a “substantial and close question that is integral to the merits of his convictions” and did not appeal for the sole purpose of delay.

    By Ian Round September 27, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Body found in Mississippi River identified as Tamia Taylor

    Sgt. Louis Brownlee, a public information officer with MPD, said no foul play is suspected. 

    By Julia Baker September 26, 2023
  • Public Safety

    No criminal charges for officers in Jaylin McKenzie case

    “For our office to bring criminal charges, we must be confident that we can prove an actual violation of a criminal statute beyond a reasonable doubt,” Mulroy said. “We don’t have sufficient evidence to do that here.”

    By Julia Baker September 26, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Timeline of the Gershun Freeman case

    Here’s a look at major events surrounding the death of Gershun Freeman, from Oct. 25, 2022, to the present.

    By Ben Wheeler September 25, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Ben Crump says video of inmate’s death ‘tells us what we need to know’

    “Thank God, because the grand jury, the citizens of Shelby County, saw the same video we saw and said that that is not right,” Attorney Ben Crump said, standing with family of Gershun Freeman, who was killed at Shelby County Jail. 

    Related story:

    Timeline of the Gershun Freeman case

    By Julia Baker September 25, 2023
  • Opinion

    Letter to the Editor: ‘Our judicial system seems stuck in the 1960s’

    “The secrecy in which the Judicial Commissioners and judges work astounds me, since they are a primary party to the crime wave destroying Memphis.”

    By Letters to the Editor September 25, 2023
  • Letters to the Editor

    Opinion: ‘Now the deafening part. There will be no justice’

    “Elected officials have chosen to turn villains into victims and victims into villains. Victims are burdened with the cost of broken windows, impounded stolen cars, missing work, therapy and the overall thought of safety.”

    By Alex Canale September 25, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Two indicted in Freeman death were targets of prior civil rights lawsuit

    The alleged victim, Elvis Hester, filed a grievance against Jones after Jones reportedly made threats of a sexual nature and refused to feed Hester.

    By Ben Wheeler September 21, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Brian Kelsey appears in court to ask for bail pending appeal

    With four weeks left until he’s scheduled to go to prison, former state Sen. Brian Kelsey appeared in federal court in Nashville on Thursday, Sept. 21 to argue that prosecutors violated his plea deal — and that he should remain free while the appeal plays out.

    By Ian Round September 21, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Five indicted former officers won’t be a part of Tyre Nichols civil suit

    The five are defendants in both the criminal and civil cases. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Aarron Fleming September 22, 2023
  • Update Public Safety

    Nine indicted in jail death of Gershun Freeman

    Gershun Freeman was involved in a fatal encounter with corrections officers in the Shelby County Jail at 201 Poplar Ave. on Oct. 5, 2022. 

    Related story:

    Bonner claims Freeman video release was illegal and politically motivated

    By Ben Wheeler, Aarron Fleming, Julia Baker September 21, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Bonner claims Freeman video release was illegal and politically motivated

    “That video should not have been released,” Bonner said in an interview on the WKNO-TV program “Behind The Headlines.”

    By Bill Dries, Samuel Hardiman September 21, 2023
  • Update Public Safety

    Man taken into custody following 11-hour barricade

    The suspect has not yet been identified or charged.

    By Julia Baker September 21, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Walk a Mile in Her Shoes marchers say ‘no more’ to violence against women

    The 12th annual Memphis Walk a Mile in Her Shoes brought students, athletes, police officials, government employees and community members, some in high heels, to raise awareness.

    By Julia Baker September 19, 2023
  • North Mississippi

    Text-to-911 coming to DeSoto County

    “The goal is always (to) call if you can, text if you can’t ...” said the director of the DeSoto County Emergency Communications District. “Sometimes that’s not an option, and when it isn’t, now they have a way to talk to 911.” 

    By Beth Sullivan September 19, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Local nonprofit receives grant for ex-offenders reentry program

    Lifeline to Success, the nonprofit, will put the funds toward its new rehabilitation center, Welch Home for Success, and a 12-month demonstration program.

    By Aarron Fleming September 19, 2023
  • Premium Public Safety

    Court records reveal details of dismissed SCORPION unit cases

    Most of the cases dismissed as a result of their ties to the five former Memphis Police Department officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death were street-level drug offenses, weapons violations and driving violations. 

    By Julia Baker September 19, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Re-arrests down after new standing bail order, report shows

    The report was in response to two resolutions passed by county commissioners, both of which asked for data centered around the bail order.

    By Aarron Fleming September 19, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Brian Kelsey appeals conviction, says prosecutors violated plea deal

    Prosecutors say Kelsey’s request for bail is another delay tactic. The parties are set for oral arguments on the bail motion Thursday, Sept. 21.

    By Ian Round September 18, 2023
  • Premium Shelby County

    County looks to re-sign with Wellpath as jail health care provider

    After 41 deaths at 201 Poplar, since the start of 2019, Shelby County government is in the process of renewing its contract with Wellpath, the largest health care provider for jails and prisons in the country.

    By Ben Wheeler September 17, 2023
  • Public Safety

    Additional video, documents in Tyre Nichols case to be released

    A judge is slated to issue an order by the end of next week allowing for the public release of additional video, audio, reports and personnel files related to the Tyre Nichols case. 

    By Julia Baker September 15, 2023

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