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A 46-year-old woman has been indicted in the death last year of her boyfriend who was taken to a hospital with injuries consistent with being run over by a vehicle, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A Memphis teen has been indicted in the shooting deaths of two Mississippi men at a South Memphis gas station last year, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A southeast Memphis man has been indicted on first-degree murder charges in the shooting death of a 66-year-old woman this summer following an argument, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 49-year-old man has been indicted in the shooting death of a woman last year and the wounding of a man he was arguing with last year outside of a Whitehaven motel, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 38-year-old man pled guilty Thursday to killing three people in two separate incidents as 18 family members of the victims watched Criminal Court proceedings by way of Zoom teleconference, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A southeast Shelby County man was indicted Wednesday in connection with the shootings deaths of two women during an early-morning encounter earlier this year, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 25-year-old man was indicted Wednesday in the shooting death of a man during an argument and the wounding a young bystander earlier this year outside an Orange Mound convenience store, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 55-year-old repeat violent sex offender was indicted Tuesday on first-degree murder charges stemming from a knife attack on the family of a victim in a pending case against him, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A Whitehaven man who allegedly kicked a pregnant woman in the stomach during an argument was indicted Tuesday on reckless homicide charges related to the subsequent death of her unborn baby, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

The Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference is launching its newest statewide awareness effort: “Fentanyl: The Deadliest High.”

A former Memphis police sergeant has been indicted on three felony counts of official misconduct stemming from acts allegedly related to his employment in 2018, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A Memphis police officer acted within the law when he shot a man who was walking in the middle of James Road in Raleigh and pointing a gun at passing motorists and police, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Shelby County Asst. Dist. Attys. Kevin McAlpin and Ryan Thompson have completed their 11-month overseas tours of duty in the Middle East as members of the Tennessee Army National Guard stationed in Kuwait.

To reduce the volume of people entering 201 Poplar during the pandemic, Judge Bill Anderson will reset all out-of-custody cases to future dates starting August 31, 2020.

A Whitehaven man was indicted Wednesday on murder charges related to the shooting deaths of two people during an argument at a Super Bowl party last year, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A former Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been indicted on criminal charges stemming from an encounter with a passenger in a vehicle he stopped for speeding last December, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 23-year-old man accused of stabbing his girlfriend and leaving her body on a Jackson Avenue sidewalk in January has been indicted on first-degree murder charges, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

A 62-year-old truck driver has been indicted on multiple criminal charges stemming from a crash last November that killed two highway workers and injured two others, including a state trooper, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

Three people have been indicted on reckless homicide charges related to the death of a 59-year-old woman who was mauled by their four dogs in April, said Shelby County Dist. Atty. Gen. Amy Weirich.

To reduce the volume of people entering 201 Poplar during the pandemic, Judge Gerald Skahan will reset all out-of-custody cases to future dates.