DeAndre Brown and Vinessa Brown remain in custody following a bond hearing Friday, Sept. 19, that will carry into next week.

Memphis Mayor Paul Young said the National Guard will not be doing any detainment. 

The Tennessee Supreme Court had initially stayed the ruling while the case worked its way through the appellate court.

The City Council could vote on the resolution, so far backed by a group of council members, at its meeting next week. It is not binding on Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee.

In the wake of Tyré Nichols’ death, the Memphis Police Department decided it had an absence of supervision in the field, and set out to fix that problem by creating a new position — the second lieutenant. But that solution caused a string of other problems. 

The state National Guard is also being sent to Memphis, although exactly what its job will be and where they will be deployed remain some of the biggest unanswered questions.

President Donald Trump said Memphis will be a “replica” of D.C. with the National Guard. What has it looked like in the nation’s capital?

Daily Memphian reporters talked to Memphis residents to find out if they support President Donald Trump’s new task force.

See The Daily Memphian’s full coverage of the Memphis Safe Task Force

Gov. Bill Lee described the Memphis Safe Task Force as a “long-time” mission that could last six months or longer.

The Tops location, which suffered another fire in February, had been within four weeks of reopening after a major reconstruction. 

A former FedEx board member suggested President Donald Trump send the National Guard to Memphis.

When the National Guard troops arrive, they will act as “eyes and ears” for other federal and local law enforcement, Memphis Mayor Paul Young said.

In our coverage:

Mayor Young’s strategy for working with the National Guard

What Mayor Young said is reducing crime in Memphis

C.J. Davis to remain Memphis’ top cop amid National Guard deployment

‘The world will get an opportunity to watch us succeed,’ Mayor Young says

“If (Trump) will say ... after the National Guard leaves and tells the world that Memphis is the safest city in the world, Donald come on,” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Friday.

A new federal racketeering indictment unsealed Thursday in Memphis federal accuses six alleged Ghost Mob gang members of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder in the aid of racketeering for a 2020 incident firefight with a rival gang.

“What we need most are financial resources for intervention and prevention, additional patrol officers, and case support to strengthen MPD’s investigations,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said.

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Authorities were conducting a predawn drug investigation when the suspect was killed and an officer wounded. The officer is in non-critical condition.

The Memphis Police Department reported in July crime was down 20% overall compared to the same point in 2024. At the time, other major cities were also seeing declines.

Four children were shot in a shooting late Sunday night in the Hickory Hill area of Memphis.

The three former Memphis police officers convicted in the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols will be getting a new trial in federal court. But it could look different this time around. 

The case involves a battle over the rank of second lieutenant, which city officials created for the Memphis Police Department in an effort to get more front-line supervisors in the field.

The 16-year-old has been charged with attempted second-degree murder. His mother has been charged with being an accessory after the fact.

A home invasion and shooting of a law clerk started a chain of events that has resulted in three former Memphis police officers getting a new criminal trial for their role in Tyré Nichols’ death. 

This is at least the second stabbing at the jail this year. 

On Tuesday, The Daily Memphian obtained an MPD report that gives more details on the shooting that ultimately led to U.S. District Judge Mark Norris’ recusal. A 14-year-old is charged in that shooting.

A teen was shot on Beale Street late Monday night amid the city’s 901 Day celebrations.