County also wants out of Freeman civil suit
Attorney Ben Crump, (right) comforts Gershun Freeman’s widow Nicole Freeman (middle) and daughter Taylor Freeman (left) during a press conference on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023. Shelby County is seeking to be dismissed from a $100 mlllion civil wrongful death suit filed by the family. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Shortly after the chief jailer filed to be dismissed from the $100 million lawsuit filed by the widow of Gershun Freeman who died last year at 201 Poplar, Shelby County also moved to be dismissed as a defendant.
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Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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