Jail inmate died from fentanyl overdose, autopsy says
Jerome Mimes, 49, died at Shelby County Jail on July 22. (The Daily Memphian file)
The inmate, who died in July, was being held in the jail for the Germantown Police Department.
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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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