Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:00
Memphis Man Indicted for Murder of 18 Year Old Girl
March 10, 2011- Shelby County District Attorney Amy P. Weirich, announced that Rodrecuas Tucker has been indicted for the June 2010 shooting death of Adrianne Cobb. According to the investigation, on Saturday, June 19, 2010, at approximately 11:40 PM, Cobb, age eighteen, was fatally wounded when Tucker, age 22, fired…
Thursday, 10 March 2011 00:00
District Attorney Amy Weirich Names New Communications Director
March 10, 2011 – Shelby County District Attorney General Amy Weirich is pleased to announce that Vince Higgins has accepted the position of Communications Director for the District Attorney’s Office.
Tuesday, 08 March 2011 00:00
Memphis Man Enters Guilty Plea in Rape & Robbery of Downtown Tourist
March 8, 2011 – Shelby County District Attorney Amy P. Weirich, announced Tuesday that a Memphis man plead guilty to aggravated rape of a 24 year old tourist in October 2009. A grand jury returned an indictment on defendant Stanley Pearson, 26. Pearson pleaded guilty to aggravated rape on March…
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Tuesday, 08 March 2011 00:00
Operation Street Sweep XXXII Nets 96 Arrests
March 8, 2011 - MPD’s BLUE CRUSH™, Director Larry Godwin & the Shelby County District Attorney General announce results of 2010 criminal gang investigation.
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Monday, 07 March 2011 00:00
Bartlett Man Pleads Guilty to 2nd Degree Murder of His Wife.
Monday, March 07, 2011, Thomas Pate entered a guilty plea to 2nd degree murder, for the April 2009 murder of his wife, Micah Pate. He reported his wife missing on April 30th 2009, and later led officials to her remains he’d left in a field in May of 2009. Pate…
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Friday, 18 February 2011 00:00
Jury Convicts Memphis Man For Beating Baby to Death
February 18, 2011– Shelby County District Attorney Amy P. Weirich announced Friday that a criminal court jury returned a guilty verdict against a Memphis man who beat an 11-month-old baby to death two years ago. The jury convicted Jamaal Eddie, who will turn 28 on Saturday, for first degree murder…
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Friday, 18 February 2011 00:00
Memphis Man with Lengthy Criminal Record Faces 200+ Years in Prison for Nail Salon Robbery
February 18. 2011 – Shelby County District Attorney Amy P. Weirich announced Friday that a Memphis man with a lengthy criminal record faces more than 200 years in prison for robbing several victims inside a nail salon in 2009.
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Friday, 11 February 2011 00:00
South Highland Retail Store Permanently Closed, Declared Public Nuisance
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich and Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin announced that a South Highland retail store shut down last week by the D.A.’s Office and the Memphis Police Department has been permanently closed. The owner of Tokens, located at 569 South Highland, did not contest the nuisance…
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Monday, 07 February 2011 00:00
Career Criminal Convicted for Home Invasion Robbery
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich announced Monday that a criminal court jury found a career criminal guilty as charged for a violent 2008 robbery. Tyrone Bohanna, 32, faces 120 years in prison for the 2008 crime, which left one victim injured. The jury convicted Bohanna, 32, for especially aggravated…
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Saturday, 05 February 2011 00:00
D.A.'s Office, MPD Close South Highland Retail Shop as a Public Nuisance
MEMPHIS, TN – Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich and Memphis Police Director Larry Godwin announced that following an investigation by the Organized Crime Unit, the D.A.’s office filed a public nuisance action against the owner of a retail store on South Highland. The investigation was initiated after the prosecutors…
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Saturday, 29 January 2011 00:00
Jury Finds Gunman Guilty of Murder of Memphis Football Player
Shelby County District Attorney Amy P. Weirich announced that a criminal court jury on Saturday returned a guilty verdict against the man who shot and killed a University of Memphis football player during a 2007 robbery attempt. The jury deliberated for two hours before convicting Victor Trezevant, 24, for first…
Friday, 28 January 2011 00:00
Millington Man Convicted for Deadly Gas Station Shooting
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich announced Thursday that a criminal court jury convicted a Millington man for a deadly shooting at a gas station two years ago. It took the jury two hours to decide that William Robinson, 31, was guilty as indicted for voluntary manslaughter. Robinson faces up…
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Friday, 28 January 2011 00:00
Drug Dealer Convicted for Selling Cocaine, Faces up to 20 Years in Prison
Shelby County District Attorney Amy P. Weirich announced Friday that a jury found a previously convicted felon guilty on felony drug charges.
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Wednesday, 26 January 2011 00:00
Jury Convicts Memphis Man for Robbing Victim at Gunpoint
Shelby County District Attorney Amy P. Weirich announced that a Memphis man faces up to 12 years in prison for robbing a woman at gunpoint at her Hickory Hill apartment complex. A criminal court jury found Tomario Walton, 21, guilty as indicted for aggravated robbery. Walton is scheduled to be…