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News Releases
As part of our commitment to transparency, the Shelby County DA’s Office issues press releases and updates for our community.
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For press inquiries, please email media@scdag.com or Call 901.222.1337.
Erica R. Williams, Director of Communications and Public Affairs
Allen Avant, Communications and Public Affairs Assistant
As Shelby County prepares for another election season, District Attorney Steve Mulroy encourages voters to carefully examine any sample ballot they receive and verify who produced it.
Joshua Gossett was sentenced today to 150 years in prison. This comes after a Shelby County jury found him guilty in April of two counts of First-Degree Murder and related firearm charges for the 2022 killings of Shunish Baggett and Richard Skelskey.
Criminal Court Judge Chris Craft today sentenced Jonathan Brush to [XX] years in the Tennessee Department of Correction following his conviction for Voluntary Manslaughter in the 2022 killing of Memphis chef Jody Moyt.
A Shelby County jury found Luis Espino guilty Friday of multiple charges stemming from the prolonged sexual abuse of his stepdaughter over several years.
Tifanee Wright has been sentenced to 25 years in prison at 100 percent for the murder of Memphis community activist Dr. Yvonne Nelson.
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy today responded to efforts by the Tennessee Attorney General's Office to dismiss a lawsuit challenging recently enacted state laws that interfere with the authority of the elected District Attorney for Shelby County.
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office is proud to recognize Chief Administrative Officer Jessica Indingaro and Assistant District Attorney Tracye Jones, who were among 24 elected District Attorneys and Assistant District Attorneys from across the country recently admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Following a four-day trial—on May 21— a Shelby County jury found Ricky Booker guilty of rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery involving the sexual abuse of a minor over several years.
Today, Shelby County DA Steven Mulroy filed an emergency lawsuit to block two laws recently passed by the Tennessee Legislature that target the Shelby County District Attorney for unlawful interference related to the federal government's Memphis Safe Task Force. The lawsuit argues these laws violated the Tennessee Constitution and longstanding principles of prosecutorial independence.
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