Former county corrections employee pleads guilty to taking bribe
U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Michael Dunavant (at podium) speaks at a news conference Thursday, April 18, 2019, in Memphis. (Adrian Sainz/AP file)
A former employee of the Shelby County Division of Corrections pleaded guilty to taking a bribe in exchange for providing contraband to an inmate.
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U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee public safety crimeAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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