Sheriff Bonner talks about taking county to court over budget proposal
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says if the Shelby County Board of Commissioners passes a budget that cuts 441 vacant positions from his office, he will take the commission to court. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“We consider it to be defunding police,” a Shelby County Sheriff’s Office official said of a proposed budget that cuts 441 vacant positions from the Sheriff’s office, a $31.4 million impact.
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