In a landmark decision, the Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted on Monday to approve the first-ever locally funded crime lab in county history.

Nocomus Harris has been sentenced to life in prison plus 15 years for the 2022 murder of his girlfriend, Carlotta Wilson, following a jury’s guilty verdict in April. Harris was convicted of First Degree Murder and Tampering with Evidence, crimes that left the community shaken by their brutal nature.

La'Cameron Jenkins and Martavious Jenkins were each issued a $5 million bond today during their first court appearance in Memphis following their arrests in Marietta, Georgia

A Shelby County jury has found Randy Johnson guilty of Second-Degree Murder and Tampering with Evidence in the February 2023 shooting death of 25-year-old Jazmin Jones.

A 19-year-old man tied to car thefts in both Nashville and Memphis is being held on a $500,000 bond after Shelby County prosecutors argued he poses a continued threat to public safety.

An 18-year-old charged in a deadly double shooting near Booker T. Washington High School will remain in jail without bond following a preliminary hearing held today.

The State was fully prepared to proceed to trial this week in the case against Eugene Jackson, who faced five counts of Rape of a Child, five counts of Especially Aggravated Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, and additional charges including Rape by an Authority Figure.