Bailey: Maybe Memphis isn’t only reason for crime in DeSoto
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton doesn’t care for the idea of former DeSoto County prosecutor Bob Morris (not pictured) becoming a judge. (Rob Moore/The Daily Memphian file)
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
Prosecutor Matthew Barton says a new judge under consideration in Hernando doesn’t hold the same hard line on crime as Barton. Meanwhile, the DeSoto County sheriff says there are more to the problems than those associated with Memphis.
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