A lawyer for the officer filed a motion to stay the lawsuit brought by Tyre Nichols’ estate and mother, arguing the proceedings could be prejudicial in the ongoing criminal case.
Jaylon Hobson, the boyfriend of missing 4-year-old Sequoia Samuels’ mother, was arrested in May for two felony charges prior to being arrested Friday, June 16.
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As part of the event, Memphis officials will look to recruit more police officers, as the department continues to hire toward its 2,500-officer target.
Action is delayed pending completion of a federal investigation. In the meantime, Hemphill will not be able to serve as a police officer anywhere in the state until he is removed from suspended status.
Juvenile Court Magistrate Judge Mitzi Pollard read the additional charges during a Tuesday hearing and set a new hearing date.
Experts say it’s common for attorneys to start in the public defender’s office and venture into other, potentially higher-paying jobs, like the district attorney’s office. It is also common for public defenders to make the move when a progressive district attorney, such as Steve Mulroy, is elected.
Nearly 30 to 40 protesters gathered at Poplar Avenue and Highland Street on Friday to protest the alleged police brutality against Jamil Ibrahim after he called police about a bag of bullets he had found at his warehouse while cleaning, according to accounts from his family.
Jermarcus Johnson helped identify his half-brother as one of the shooters.
The new police chief’s priorities include department recruitment and retention, an issue for police departments across the nation.
Germantown plans to add a new call center north of its City Hall. The current space where dispatchers work was built in 1979.
With increasing awareness and threats against houses of worship, Brown Missionary Baptist Church will present a seminar this weekend to help churches prepare for such activity.
A prosecutor said Wednesday that the state added to Jermarcus Johnson’s charges three counts of accessory after the fact, a Class E Felony that could carry a sentence of one to six years.
A fourth man, Jamil Ibrahim, remains charged.
Wesley Caldwell, 23, was indicted June 1 on charges of criminal attempt of second degree murder and aggravated assault. He was previously charged with aggravated assault.
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said during a press conference June 6 that his office has filed a notice of intent to seek a transfer for the teen charged with killing John Materna.
“Even though the kids are being allegedly accused of things, the community should realize that they’re still kids and what we want to offer them is some type of stability and sense of safety.”
Hundreds of Memphians attended the birthday bash, where plans were announced for a new local skate park, which will be built in Nichols’ honor thanks to Tony Hawk’s the Skatepark Project.
According to a Memphis Police Department information officer, at 5:35 p.m. officers found three juveniles with gunshot wounds in the 3000 block of Douglass Avenue.
In the modern era, American policing often uses tactics that critics say are not uniformly applied, and the museum’s discussion will center on how structural racism impacts law enforcement.
The motion was originally filed May 1 by Hutton on behalf of his client Larry McKay, who has been on death row since 1983. Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy joined the motion.
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright and state Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) both have pushed legislation to address bail, bail hearings, trial backlogs and more.
Both suspects in the Huey’s shooting face numerous charges, not just from that incident.
John Materna, 76, died on Monday, May 29, two weeks after he was shot during a May 15 robbery while selling watermelons at Homer Street and Wayne Avenue in The Heights neighborhood.
The man is charged with aggravated robbery, carjacking, two counts of aggravated assault on a first responder, employment of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony and evading arrest in auto.