In light of the federal investigation into Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr’s suspected bribery scheme, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris requested today that the County Commission suspend Ford Jr.’s involvement in the grant-making process.… MORE
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner spoke to Ditch & Tim Van Horn on Memphis Morning News about the conditions at 201 Poplar. Fixing broken cell doors, escalators, plumbing and boiler issues is not a permanent fix. It’s also a Shelby County justice system problem with detainees who have been in the jail for a long…… MORE
OBGYN Sanjeev Kumar has been indicted on 23 federal charges of sexual coercion, conducting unnecessary medical procedures, reusing single use medical devices and submitting thousands of claims to healthcare benefit programs like Medicare and Medicaid. According to the indictment, 4 victims were coerced into performing sexual acts. These acts reported between September 19, 2019 to…… MORE
Memphis Police have arrested Ashley Perkins and charged her with theft of property. The self proclaimed gang mom of the street “gang” Kia Boyz was in possession of credit cards, debit cards and other items from stolen cars. … MORE
Memphis Police confirmed that their search for the suspect responsible for last weekend’s viral axe attack on Poplar Avenue has concluded. 51-year-old Brent Fong is facing two charges of aggravated assault, two counts of reckless endangerment, and vandalism. Shortly before noon last Saturday, officers were called to the scene of an aggravated assault at Poplar Avenue and…… MORE
Shelby County Commissioner Edmond Ford Jr. turned himself in to federal authorities. Charged with 1 count of bribery and 6 counts of failing to report income from 3 nonprofits. The federal indictment also describes an alleged scheme to receive kickbacks from un-named non profits… MORE
Heard on Memphis Morning News with Ditch & Tim Van Horn, Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright shared some stunning facts he has discovered regarding a case to remove Clerk Wanda Halbert. Judge Felicia Corban-Johnson asked Halbert’s attorney to write the order … MORE
The body of a Memphis woman was discovered in a Jackson, MS motel room on Wednesday evening.… MORE
Another school bus crash occurred on Thursday morning, this time at an apartment complex in Fox Meadows.… MORE
The Investigators from our local tv news partner, NEWS Channel 3 did a look into the cost, chaos and effects of MSCS Board‘s decision to remove Dr. Marie Feagins and put in place the 4th superintendent in 3 years. Zaneta Lowe, Jessica Gertler and April Thompson discussed their investigation and findings with Ditch & Tim…… MORE
