Ben Wheeler

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office releases public records that bring to 46 the number of substantiated instances of excessive force involving officers at 201 Poplar in Memphis.

Tennessee Peace Officers Standards and Training (P.O.S.T.) Commission files show Memphis Police Dept. officer Adrian Blakes was fired in February 2023, possibly for his role in traffic stop of Tyre Nichols.

Latrice and Lawrence Johnson, 19-year-old twins, appeared with civil rights attorney Ben Crump at a press conference Wednesday, and said they were abused at a Memphis group home operated by Youth Villages.

Larry Thorn, 27. Darwin Hill, 29. Xavier Tankersley, 17. Alexander Bulakhov, 32. Jylmyra Kirkendoll, 17. Jacques Nelson, 15. Those are a few of the people who have died in Memphis due to homicide in 2023.

Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reported an officer-involved shooting Thursday morning near the border of Frayser and Raleigh in Memphis, between Nike North America Logistics Campus, Amazon fulfillment center

Seven additional Memphis police officers have been decertified by the state, bringing the number decertified for the year to 23. This year’s number compares to only one case each in 2022 and 2021.

Tyre Nichols’ death created a storm that still hovers over Memphis. A timeline follows the events from the initial police stop on Jan. 7, 2023, and the weeks and months that followed.

Tennessee Bureau of Investigation officials are investigating the death of Shelby County Criminal Justice Center inmate, Ramon McGhee at the request of Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy’s office.

U.S. District Judge Mark Norris ruled expert testimony can be used in the criminal trial against the former Memphis Police Department officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols, must be disclosed by Jan. 31.

The City of Memphis and the U.S. Department of Justice have entered into a memorandum of understanding for “law enforcement research.” Agreement is between the DOJ and the city for fiscal year 2024.