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    Shooting details emerge after police, demonstrators clash in Frayser

    A day after protesters clashed with police over the fatal shooting in Frayser of a 20-year-old man by U.S. Marshals, new details began to emerge and the victim's family began seeking answers.

    By Yolanda Jones, Bill Dries, Wayne Risher June 14, 2019
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    No charges to be filed against MPD officer in 2018 fatal shooting

    Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said her office will not file charges against a Memphis police officer in the 2018 officer-involved fatal shooting of a man on Summer Avenue.

    By Yolanda Jones June 11, 2019
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    Family, friends upset by issues with visitation at 201 Poplar

    Technical difficulties with the video visitation system at 201 Poplar are preventing inmates from receiving visitors. Officials hope the problem is fixed by the end of the week.

    By Yolanda Jones June 11, 2019
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    Calls and texts from ex-wife’s phone can be used in Lorenzen Wright murder trial

    Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee told attorneys during a hearing Thursday that he would provide them with drafts of questionnaires that will be given to potential jurors in the Lorenzen Wright murder case. 

    By Jared Boyd May 30, 2019
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    Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdraw request for out-of-town jurors

    Sherra Wright’s lawyers withdrew their request for jurors from outside Shelby County to hear the murder charges against their client in the death of Lorenzen Wright, the NBA player who was Wright’s ex-husband. 

    By Jared Boyd May 28, 2019
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    Rash of opioid-related overdoses spurs offer of assistance

    Memphis police and other authorities reached out to the community Friday with information about available resources after a dozen suspected opioid-related overdoses in a 24-hour period.

    By Omer Yusuf May 25, 2019
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    Governor won’t intervene in execution of Donnie Johnson

    Gov. Bill Lee announced Tuesday evening he will not stop the execution of death row inmate Donnie Johnson, who is set to be put to death Thursday.

    By Sam Stockard May 16, 2019
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    Family of executed man seeks to have DNA in case tested

    The daughter of Sedley Alley, the man convicted in the 1985 brutal murder and rape of Marine Lance Cpl. Suzanne Marie Collins in Millington, is seeking to have the DNA evidence in the case tested, some 13 years after her father was executed for the slaying. 

    By Yolanda Jones June 03, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Century-old homicide reports reflect timeless nature of crimes

    Old homicide records stored at the Main Library offer a glimpse into century-old crimes and the reasons behind them.

    By Yolanda Jones May 13, 2019
  • Public Safety

    DA will not seek charges against officers in Martavious Banks shooting

    Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich announced in a statement Friday she is not seeking criminal charges against any of the four Memphis police officers in the shooting of Martavious Banks last September.

    By Omer Yusuf May 10, 2019
  • Public Safety

    ‘Mama’s Day Bail Out’ frees women from jail in time for Mother’s Day

    Six women will be bailed out of jail this week during Mother's Day Bail Out by the Official Black Lives Matter Memphis Chapter. Since 2017, the group has paid bail for 30 men and women in Memphis and Shelby County in its effort to end cash bail. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 09, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Rapper BlocBoy JB appears in court, case reset for May 20

    BlocBoy JB appeared in court Monday on marijuana and gun charges after his arrest Friday. He will be back in court May 20. 

    By Yolanda Jones May 06, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Rapper BlocBoy JB posts bail following arrest, to appear at Music Fest

    Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB was charged with being a convicted felon in possession of a handgun and possession of marijuana Friday, the day he is set to perform at Beale Street Music Festival.

    By Yolanda Jones, Jared Boyd May 03, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Mother of man fatally shot by Memphis police in 2018 files federal lawsuit

    The mother of a man shot and killed by Memphis police in April 2018 has filed a federal lawsuit against the city and the police department, saying the officers who killed her son used excessive force and violated his civil and constitutional rights.

    By Yolanda Jones April 26, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Grieving families find solace at annual homicide victim memorial service

    Families and friends attended the 14th annual Garden of Lights Celebration at the Memphis Botanic Garden to honor loved ones they lost to homicide.

    By Yolanda Jones April 24, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Kids follow their ears at Easter egg hunt for blind, visually impaired

    The Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Clovernook Center hosted a "beeping" Easter egg hunt on Good Friday for the blind and visually impaired. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 20, 2019
  • Public Safety

    More than 200 Shelby County Sheriff’s deputies pass psychological testing

    More than 200 Shelby County Sheriff's deputies who had to retake psychological testing have all passed. Now, 188 corrections officers are retaking the test in the coming weeks, officials said. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 20, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Five Memphis doctors, nurses indicted in federal opioid sting

    Five Memphis doctors and nurses were charged in connection with a federal major drug bust of dozens of medical professionals accused of distributing illegal prescription opioids and other narcotics. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 19, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Harassment claim against interim superintendent ‘without merit,’ district says

    An investigation into a sexual harassment complaint lodged against Joris Ray several months before he was named interim superintendent concluded there was “no evidence” of wrongdoing.

    By Laura Faith Kebede April 19, 2019
  • Public Safety

    New chief public defender’s vision built around ‘client-centered representation’

    Phyllis Aluko is the first woman to lead the Shelby County Public Defender's Office in its 102-year history. She was sworn in Tuesday.

    By Omer Yusuf April 16, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County School Board member Scott McCormick charged with DUI

    Shelby County School Board member Scott McCormick was arrested and charged with DUI after an accident in Downtown Memphis over the weekend. He was released from jail on a $1,000 bond on the misdemeanor charges. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 15, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Man found guilty in 2016 murder of young mother

    Kwasi Corbin was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison in the slaying of 18-year-old Myneishia Johnson, a young mother gunned down as she celebrated her upcoming high school graduation in Downtown Memphis on a summer night in 2016. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 06, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Judge Robert Weiss gets slapped with public reprimand

    Shelby County Circuit Court Judge Robert Weiss has received a rare public reprimand for taking too long to issue rulings in two cases.

    By Yolanda Jones April 04, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Shelby County adds a third grand jury to reduce case backlog, jail wait times

    Shelby County has added a third grand jury in hopes of reducing the length of time defendants wait in jail while also whittling down the case backlog.

    By Omer Yusuf and Yolanda Jones April 03, 2019
  • Public Safety

    Trial of man accused of killing young mother begins this week

    The trial begins this week for a man charged with killing a Booker T. Washington High School student days before she was set to graduate in 2016. 

    By Yolanda Jones April 01, 2019

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