Memphis Carjackers on the Run
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A man was assaulted and carjacked early Friday morning while parked at a gas station on Summer Avenue, and police say the suspects were seen hours later at a…
Memphis Woman Arrested in Texas for Murder and Abuse of Two-Year-Old Child
MEMPHIS, TN—Sharday Bakare was arrested in Glenn Heights, Texas, by the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) on charges of murder, aggravated child neglect, and aggravated child abuse stemming from the death of a…
Memphis Man Sentenced for Possession of 25 ‘Switch’ Devices
According to information presented in court, U. S. Customs and Border Protection agents intercepted a package from an overseas shipper addressed to Roosevelt Wilson, 43, which was found to contain 25 machine…
Memphis Shooting Suspect Wanted for Rapper’s Brother’s Death Captured
Memphis, TN – Randy Darnell Ewing Jr., 28, of Memphis, wanted for the fatal shooting of Tomanuel Benson, brother of Memphis rapper “Blac Youngsta,” in August last year, has been apprehended. The…
Memphis Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison After Pleading Guilty in Railroad Car Burglary
Memphis, TN – On Thursday, November 30, 2023, a federal judge sentenced a Memphis man to five years in federal prison for firearms charges as well as his role in a railroad…
CBP Memphis intercepts state’s first-ever treehopper bugs
MEMPHIS — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists in Memphis recently intercepted rare treehopper bugs (Matcalfiellla Monogramma) on Persea sp leaves. – the first ever of its kind in the…
Memphis Woman Facing Federal Charges for Assault on United States Secret Service Agents and Employees
Memphis, TN – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging a Memphis woman with assault on a government officer or employee and for discharging a firearm during that offense. Raven…
Memphis Resident Sentenced to 16 Years for String of Armed Robberies
MEMPHIS, TN – Marshall Marshall, 21, has been sentenced to 192 months in federal prison for his involvement in a carjacking, an attempted carjacking, and a business robbery. U.S. District Court Judge…
Nine Memphis deputies indicted for death of Black man in Memphis jail
By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Nine Memphis-area deputies have been indicted in the killing of a Black man who died after he was beaten by guards and held prone on the ground…
Memphis CBP, HSI Repatriates Precious Cultural Artifacts to Mexico
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and Homeland Security Investigations special agents repatriated cultural artifacts, some dating back to 900 B.C., to the Government of Mexico today at…
CBP Hosting Enrollment Events in Memphis and Little Rock for Conditionally Approved Global Entry Applicants
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Over the next two weeks, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers will be hosting five-day Global Entry enrollment events in Memphis, Tenn., and in Little Rock, Ark.,…
Tyre Nichols had legal amount of alcohol in blood when beaten by Memphis police -ABC
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – An autopsy showed Tyre Nichols had a legal amount of alcohol and a trace amount of marijuana in his blood when Memphis police beat the Black man…
Memphis council suspends extra police reforms after protests
By Andrew Hay (Reuters) – Memphis’ city council voted on Tuesday to indefinitely postpone extra police reforms in response to Tyre Nichols’ beating death after protests the proposals watered down ordinances passed…
Family of Black man killed in Memphis jail wants guards to be held accountable
By Tyler Clifford and Rich McKay (Reuters) – The family of a Black man who died while in a Memphis jail on Friday called on authorities to identify the correctional officers involved…
Memphis approves police reforms after beating death of Tyre Nichols
By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) – The Memphis City Council on Tuesday approved a series of police reforms in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols following his beating by police during…
Arrested Memphis Police Officer Texted People Pictures Of Beat-Up Tyre Nichols, Department Says
Arrested Memphis Police Officer Texted People Pictures Of Beat-Up Tyre Nichols, Department Says Mary Lou Masters on February 8, 2023 A Memphis police officer arrested in connection with the death of Tyre…
Memphis fire department fires three employees in Tyre Nichols case
(This Jan. 30 story has been corrected to specify that Whitaker was a passenger in the fire department vehicle, not the driver, in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Alyssa Pointer MEMPHIS, Tenn.…
Three Memphis EMTs Fired, Seventh Officer Relieved Of Duty After Tyre Nichols’ Death
Three Memphis EMTs Fired, Seventh Officer Relieved Of Duty After Tyre Nichols’ Death Trevor Schakohl on January 31, 2023 Authorities announced Monday that three EMTs were fired and a seventh police officer…
Memphis Police Removed Another Officer From Duty Following Tyre Nichols Beating: REPORT
Memphis Police Removed Another Officer From Duty Following Tyre Nichols Beating: REPORT Trevor Schakohl on January 30, 2023 A sixth Memphis police officer was “relieved of duty” at the same time as…
Memphis fires two EMTs who responded to police beating of Tyre Nichols
(Reuters) – The Memphis Fire Department on Monday said it had fired two emergency medical technicians and an emergency vehicle driver who responded to the brutal police beating of Tyre Nichols, saying…
Demonstrations Begin Across The Country As Memphis Releases Footage Of Tyre Nichols Beating
Demonstrations Begin Across The Country As Memphis Releases Footage Of Tyre Nichols Beating Trevor Schakohl on January 27, 2023 The City of Memphis publicly disclosed footage Friday showing the Jan. 7 arrest…
Factbox-Sequence of events in Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols
(Reuters) – (Note language in entry for 8:34 p.m. that readers may find offensive) Memphis police beat, tased, kicked and batoned Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop, video released on…
Biden ‘outraged’ and ‘pained’ after watching Memphis police video
(Reuters) – President Joe Biden said he was “outraged” and “deeply pained” after watching a violent encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, and the five police officers charged with murder…
Two Memphis Fire Department employees ‘relieved of duty’ in Tyre Nichols case
(Reuters) – Two Memphis Fire Department employees involved in the care of a Black man who died after a traffic stop earlier this month have been relieved of their duties during an…
Five Memphis police officers fired after fatal traffic stop
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five Memphis police officers who had been involved in a traffic stop that ended with the death of a Black man were fired Friday, the department said in a…
Two Memphis Men Sentenced for Federal Firearms Crimes
Memphis, TN – Daniel Kirtman, 25, and Michael Thomas, 24, have been sentenced to a total of 15 years in federal prison for federal firearms crimes. Kirtman was sentenced to eight years…
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