DeSoto County Schools board member suing DA
DeSoto County District Attorney Matthew Barton speaks at a press conference Monday, March 3, 2025. DeSoto County Schools board member Michele Henley has filed suit against Barton for defamation. (Brandon LaGrone II/The Daily Memphian file)
A DeSoto County Schools board member is suing District Attorney Matthew Barton for defamation.
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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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