DA weighs in on ouster efforts, DOJ report and jail conditions
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said he is sympathetic to the staffing issues facing the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, which runs the jail, but said it’s “cold comfort” to those in jail who are forced to live in substandard conditions. (The Daily Memphian file)
The results of the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil investigation into the Memphis Police Department would not preclude potential criminal prosecution for the activities outlined in the report, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said.
“(With misconduct complaints), if we think there is merit to it, we have to think about whether we are going forward with that case,” Mulroy said during a taping of WKNO’s “Behind The Headlines” Thursday, Dec. 12. “If the evidence is serious enough and the alleged misconduct is serious enough, we have to think of whether we are going to prosecute.”
However, Mulroy also said many of the instances of alleged abuses found in the DOJ’s report were already reviewed by former Shelby County DA Amy Weirich, his predecessor.
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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