Former DeSoto County, Memphis developer arrested
The Cascades project in Mississippi saw several years of no progress under Marion Threatt. (Toni Lepeska/The Daily Memphian file)
A prominent Olive Branch real estate developer, who was also behind several Memphis projects, is behind bars.
The Olive Branch Police Department arrested Marion Threatt, 52, on Oct. 8 on a warrant out of Sumner County, Tennessee. Threatt is charged with forgery worth $250,000 or more and theft of property worth $250,000.
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Aarron 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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