You may have seen that our office announced today that Ezekiel Kelly has entered a guilty plea for the September 7th, 2022 mass shooting that left three people dead and three others wounded.
Kelly will serve 3 life sentences plus more than 200 additional years.
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Last week, prosecutors from our Special Victims Unit put another sexual predator behind bars for a very long time. Because of the overwhelming evidence we were prepared to present against him, Eugene Jackson pled guilty and will serve 100% of 40 years.
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I filed a temporary injunction & restraining order declaring Fast Check at 4580 Winchester Road, a public nuisance.
Feb. ‘23 to Feb. ‘25, Police responded to 515 calls including robberies, carjackings, agg. assaults, drug & weapons violations, and murder.
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In recognition of #NationalCrimeVictimsRightsWeek, I thought it was important to repost these crime victims' rights guaranteed in the Tennessee Constitution.
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"Lack of prosecution" in the context of General Sessions Court usually means that a witness didn't show or refused to testify. It can also mean we were unable to meet our burden of proof at that time.
We can take it to the Grand Jury.
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#ICYMI a few media outlets reported on Friday that attorneys for the former officers accused in the Tyre Nichols case want murder charges dropped. I oppose this and want to share this statement with you:
#tyrenichols #offendersaccountable #publicsafety