Bond set on day two of hearing for DeAndre, Vinessa Brown

By , Daily Memphian Updated: September 23, 2025 3:48 PM CT | Published: September 23, 2025 3:40 PM CT

“I’m absolutely befuddled why the city government, why the county government and why the state of Tennessee would give money to a person to run a nonprofit organization when they had been convicted of stealing money from a nonprofit organization in the past,” said Criminal Court Judge Lee Coffee.

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Jody Callahan

Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.


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