The announcement essentially puts an official end to the familial relationship Oher, 37, has shared with the family for about 20 years. 

The panel hosted by New Memphis and moderated by Mayor-elect Paul Young Tuesday at Memphis Botanic Garden featured five leaders of organizations doing on-the-ground work in Memphis focusing on violence interruption and prevention.

Judge Bill Anderson ordered Edion White to be released on his recognizance on Nov. 27, four days after being arrested after the death of a local teen.

Eric Otten, who is charged with killing his estranged wife, now has a second count of first-degree murder.

Memphis is the second city for the Violent Crime Initiative to be implemented.

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Shelby County has more traffic fatalities than any other Tennessee county, and the impact on families is irreversible. Law enforcement officials seek to bend the curve by increasing patrol on the streets and curbing speeding.

At least 11 judges have been referred for removal dating back to the 1800s for a variety of offenses, from aiding in a duel to writing a letter to Hustler magazine on official stationery.

Some City Council members say crime data spotlighting those arrested several times could help Memphians better assess their risks. Others say the lack of data isn’t what’s driving fear of crime in the city.

“When they have trauma, they’re going to bring the trauma to the streets,” said Damon Curry Morris, who’s leading a group of local activists in drafting a plan to address youth violence.

“Once my grandma passed, every interaction with him was a red flag,” Selise Manuel said of her uncle Mavis Christian Jr. “Every time we’d see him, it was a red flag. It was violent.”

Stephen Robinson, who was charged with killing Marcus Donald, 38, in November 2022, also pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in another killing. 

More than 50 troopers will contribute to an ongoing “surge” over the next few weeks, after state Sen. Brent Taylor pleaded for more help fighting crime in Memphis. 

The charge stemmed from a fight involving him, Morant and college basketball player Joshua Holloway in July 2022. The fight was allegedly over a pickup game of basketball at a house Morant owns in Eads.

After William Skelton’s one-year diversion, his case will be dismissed, and he will be eligible for expungement.

The lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee alleges the Shelby County jail is understaffed, poorly supervised and holds inmates longer than necessary.

The man found dead after allegedly carrying out killings of four victims and critically injuring another had a checkered past that involved charges of attempted second-degree murder, state charges of domestic assault and federal charges of felon in possession of a handgun.

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“There’s something that’s got to be done so no other mother has to feel this pain,” said Angela Kirkendoll, whose son Myra died this week. 

Oher has been battling the Tuohys in court about a conservatorship that gave the couple control over Oher’s finances, education and medical decisions as well as the ability to sign contracts on his behalf.

Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis talked about the leadership changes — as well as guns, crime rates, hiring and recruitment, technology and more — at a recent Memphis Rotary Club meeting.

A local judge ruled Thursday that Tennessee’s “stand your ground” law applies to a civil lawsuit involving Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant.

A local judge will rule by next week whether one of the defendants accused of killing former Greater Memphis Chamber CEO Phil Trenary in 2018 voluntarily confessed to the crime.

Three men were indicted for a shooting at Prive, a restaurant and bar in Hickory Hill, that left two people dead and five injured. 

Bonner’s request follows previous ones from Shelby County Chief Jailer Kirk Fields and Shelby County government to do the same. 

The slaying on Tennessee Street is the latest in city’s march toward another possible record year of homicides.

Shelby County DA Steve Mulroy and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner announced the indictments, and the sheriff said there are “a lot of differences” between this case and the officers indicted in the death of Gershun Freeman.