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    Former Olive Branch pastor sentenced to 18 years for sex crimes against children

    Daniel Harris, 45, was arrested by the Olive Branch Police Department on May 4, 2023, after a victim came forward and revealed instances of abuse to a family member. 

    By Rob Moore March 07, 2024
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    Civil rights attorney retained in MPD shooting suit

    The mother of a man who was fatally shot by Memphis Police Department officers in December 2022 has retained an attorney in her federal lawsuit against the city. The DA’s did not file any criminal charges against the involved officers.

    By Ben Wheeler March 06, 2024
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    Inmate families, activists call for justice, reform at 201 Poplar

    Ben Crump, Rev. Al Sharpton and families of inmates who died in Shelby County Jail attend the funeral of Ramon McGhee, who was at least the 48th inmate to die at the jail since Jan. 1, 2019.

    By Aarron Fleming March 05, 2024
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    DeSoto County Jane Doe identified after nearly 40 years

    On the evening of Jan. 24, 1985, an unidentified woman was found on the side of Highway 78 in Olive Branch, the apparent victim of a strangulation.

    By Rob Moore March 05, 2024
  • Collierville

    Man killed during ‘physical altercation’ with Collierville police

    The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into what caused an officer to fire his weapon, killing 30-year-old Antwon Booker.

    By Abigail Warren March 04, 2024
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    Local crime spurs two Memphians into action

    Leslie Taylor and Norman Blake lead Memphis Crime Beat, a nonprofit with the goal of gathering data about crime, increasing civic engagement and encouraging residents to help youths stay on the right path.

    By Aarron Fleming March 03, 2024
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    State Sens. London Lamar, Brent Taylor debate on bail reform, proposed laws

    Two state senators, both from the Memphis area and both members of Tennessee’s Senate Judiciary Committee, agree on many aspects of the city’s crime problem even though they see different paths for solving it.

    By Bill Dries March 04, 2024
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    New videos show violent encounters in Shelby County Jail

    The newly released footage shows other altercations between inmates at the Shelby County Jail and corrections officers. 

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    By Ben Wheeler March 02, 2024
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    How The Daily Memphian obtained new jail video

    After federal court clerks told The Daily Memphian it needed to file a formal motion for the footage, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press did so, requesting the video on behalf of the local news site in January. 

    By Ben Wheeler March 02, 2024
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    Volunteer coach among 56 homicide victims since Jan. 1

    Adrian Goodrich, also known as ‘Coach Skeet,’ is one of the people killed in January and February, according to data provided by Memphis Police Department. In the same period last year, there were 54 slayings. 

    By Julia Baker March 01, 2024
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    Leaders sound off on sales-tax increase to fund new jail

    Some local leaders, including Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, approve of funding the project through a sales-tax increase. But others say it would disproportionately impact impoverished citizens. 

    By Julia Baker March 01, 2024
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    Jail cell photos, autopsy show ‘intolerable treatment,’ lawyer says

    New images of Shelby County Jail cells show “inhumane” conditions, according to national civil rights attorney Ben Crump. He represents the family of Ramon McGhee, whose death was ruled a homicide.

    By Julia Baker March 01, 2024
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    Lamar Avenue gas station deemed public nuisance

    The Organized Crime Unit conducted an investigation into Gas Express from October 2021 to January 2024. Over that time period, police were called to the gas station 903 times.

    By Julia Baker February 29, 2024
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    Memphis man sentenced to 38 years in Southaven attempted-murder case

    The case was the first DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton tried since being elected in November when he ran on taking a strict approach to crime committed by Memphians in North Mississippi. 

    By Rob Moore February 29, 2024
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    Petition filed in Lester Street Murders case claims false confession

    Jessie Dotson was convicted of the six-murder scene in 2010 and currently sits on death row in Nashville.

    By Ben Wheeler March 29, 2024
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    Bail set at $1 million for mother charged in her daughter’s death

    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.

    By Aarron Fleming February 29, 2024
  • North Mississippi

    DeSoto County Sheriff’s K-9 Luca laid to rest

    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. 

    By Rob Moore February 29, 2024
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    DeSoto County DA says trial is chance to ‘stop Memphis and save DeSoto’

    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.

    By Rob Moore February 29, 2024
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    250-pound sasquatch stolen from Cooper-Young yard

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

    By Holly Whitfield February 27, 2024
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    February crime-spree suspect deemed competent for trial

    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.

    By Julia Baker February 27, 2024
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    Mayor Paul Young asks gang members for ‘7-day ceasefire’

    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.

    By Aarron Fleming February 27, 2024
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    Homeless hospital patient discharged wearing only a gown. It’s not an unusual story.

    “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.”

    By Ben Wheeler February 26, 2024
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    Legislative roundup: Bills on bail, police reform advance in Nashville

    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. 

    By Ian Round February 26, 2024
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    Broken Bottles: an update on smash-and-grab sting indictments, arrests

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

    By Aarron Fleming February 24, 2024
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    Critics say efforts to repeal bail reform could be unconstitutional

    State Sen. Brent Taylor has filed two bills to restrict bail. But they come at a time when crime is trending downward, and some critics say they won’t help anyway.

    By Aarron Fleming February 22, 2024

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