Horn Lake native to skateboard from Oxford to NYC in honor of late brother
Mississippi skateboarder Skyler King grinds a rail at the Latimer Lake Park Monday, July 20, 2026. King plans to skate from Oxford to NYC starting next week. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
In one week, Skyler King will ride from Oxford, Mississippi, to the Big Apple on a skateboard.
The journey is nearly 1,200 miles and would take an entire day driving by car. By skateboard, King hopes to reach New York on Sept. 3, just more than a month after he takes off.
That day marks the two-year anniversary of his older brother’s death.
That’s why he’s doing it. He wants to raise awareness about suicide and mental health in honor of Justin Judkins.
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Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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