Ex-officers Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith to be released on bond while awaiting new trial
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A judge reinstated bonds for two of the former officers given a new federal trial in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols. Judge Charmaine Claxton ordered that Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean be released on $50,000 bond. Bean, Smith and Demetrius Haley requested to have...
Man charged with murder after body found in woods behind IHOP
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis police arrested a man wanted for first-degree murder. Broderick Baker is charged with a murder that happened earlier this month. A body was found in a wooded area behind IHOP on Sycamore View on September 3. Arrest records say MPD picked him up Friday with...
ICE Goes Undercover in Memphis
MEMPHIS (The Borowitz Report)—Abandoning their customary black vests and masks, ICE agents have gone undercover in Memphis, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on Wednesday. Noem defended her department’s expenditure of $85,000 to outfit the agents in sequined jumpsuits, arguing that such a disguise was necessary for...
Father faces charges after pointing gun at high-school students: Police
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis father is in custody after pointing a gun at students his son had gotten in a fight with, police say. Darius Bruce, 30, was arrested Tuesday and is charged with five counts of aggravated assault and carrying a weapon on school property. On September 10 at 3:40 p.m., officers responded […]
Vendor says he paid $1K for crab fest that didn’t happen; organizers say he...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A local business owner says he is out of thousands of dollars after signing up for a festival that never happened, but festival organizers say he wasn’t registered. The Memphis Bottomless Crab Leg Festival was set to take place from 12 to 5 p.m. on the riverfront this past Sunday, according to […]
Man runs chop shop, caught after high-speed chase, THP says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A Memphis man was taken into custody following a high-speed chase that involved the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Southaven Police Department. On September 11, a THP trooper was on duty when he noticed a vehicle traveling at a high speed over the limit. According to...
Man arrested after shooting father in car with his children inside, records show
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A man was arrested Tuesday after he shot a father while he tried to drive off from an attempted robbery with his children in the car, records show. Marquez Johnson, 27, was arrested for three counts of attempted first-degree murder, especially aggravated robbery and possession of a firearm during the...
Video captures moments gunfire rang out striking 15-year-old boy in Raleigh
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Surveillance video captured the moments gunfire rang out striking and injuring a 15-year-old boy. He was shot twice in the back at a Raleigh apartment complex last Thursday, police said. Memphis Police (MPD) said the teen was dropped off at Methodist North Hospital after he was shot...
‘Miracle baby’ born at 1 pound, finally home after nearly a year in the...
OLIVE BRANCH, Miss. - A Mid-South family is finally living the moment they prayed for: bringing home their “miracle baby” after nearly a year in the hospital. Gabriel James Golden, born Sept. 30, 2024, at just 22 weeks gestation, went home Monday to Olive Branch, Miss., with his parents, Garreth and Caroline Golden,...
Man sentenced to nearly 13 years for drug charges, U.S. Attorney’s Office says
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Memphis man was sentenced to 151 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to two counts of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee said. 44-year-old Randy Oliver, according to information presented in court,...

















