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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Pamela Moses has sued the state of Tennessee, Current district attorney Steve Mulroy and former district attorney Amy Weirich after an illegal voting case almost landed her six years in prison. Moses is suing the defendants for emotional damages, stating she was punished for the errors of the state. WREG was the first to report […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Prosecutors have enough evidence to hold Ezekiel Kelly on first-degree murder charges, a court decided Tuesday, in a shooting spree that killed three and wounded four across Memphis on Sept. 7. ► More coverage of the Ezekiel Kelly shooting case Several witnesses testified Tuesday in the shooting of Dewayne Tunstall, who prosecutors […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating after an inmate died at 201 Poplar. The TBI said an inmate died while in the custody of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday night. The TBI have not identified the inmate or released any details surrounding the death. However, family members have identified the […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Newly elected Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Juvenile Court Judge Tarik Sugarmon are looking for fresh approaches to dealing with the increase in youth crime in Memphis and Shelby County. Thursday, they took part in a brainstorming session with national criminal reform organizations, county leaders, and other stakeholders to look […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG)— Mass shooting suspect Ezekiel Kelly pled not guilty in court Tuesday to 26 charges relating to the shooting spree on September 7 that left three people dead and four people injured. After entering his plea, Kelly’s attorney asked the judge to waive the formal reading of the indictment to save time. The […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Two women have been indicted after a child died after he was left inside a hot car outside of a Memphis daycare earlier this year, according to Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. Fay Eschoe, 62, and Dessie X, 64, were indicted on charges of aggravated child abuse and criminally negligent homicide. According […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy and Memphis Police Department Chief C.J. Davis announced in a press release Thursday plans for a collaborative Cold Case Unit. According to the release, the new unit will aid law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of unsolved homicide and violent sexual assault cases. “Our Office is […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) — Ezekiel Kelly has been indicted on 26 additional charges related to the Sept. 7 shooting spree that left three people dead and injured others earlier this month, according to Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy. The DA says a grand jury indicted 19-year-old Ezekiel Kelly on two counts of first-degree […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A man accused of killing his girlfriend and throwing their 2-day-old daughter into the Mississippi River has been indicted, according to Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy. On Thursday, a grand jury indicted Brandon Isabelle, 25, on two counts of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and neglect, and aggravated kidnapping. Danielle Hoyle, […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The state crime lab asked for 40 personnel at its crime labs to help process crucial evidence faster, but only got funding for half of that. For years, WREG Investigators have been reporting on issues at the state crime lab in Jackson, where Memphis Police sends its biological evidence to be analyzed […]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Plea deals by prosecutors are under scrutiny in the wake of last week’s deadly shooting spree in Memphis allegedly committed by a suspect who was allowed out of prison early by pleading to lesser charges. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee called out cases like that of Ezekiel Kelly, who got out of prison […]