City Council goes behind closed doors to talk MPD’s No Kings response
State Rep. Justin J. Pearson, center, and KeShaun Pearson, right, attempt to deal with Memphis police officers at the end of the No Kings protest at Robert Church Park on Saturday, March 28, 2026. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
Council member Jerri Green said she wasn’t told why the items were removed from discussion but said an outside investigation of MPD may be needed.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for almost 50 years covering a wide variety of stories from the 1977 death of Elvis Presley and the 1978 police and fire strikes to numerous political campaigns, every county mayor and every Memphis Mayor starting with Wyeth Chandler.
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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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