Public Defender’s Office responds after Shelby County Jail inmate reportedly dies of medical emergency

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Public Defender’s Office says it is mourning the loss of a client who reportedly died after suffering a medical emergency at 201 Poplar.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office reported the death of 36-year-old Coltral Pondexter on June 3. The sheriff’s office has not released further details on Pondexter’s cause of death.

The Public Defender’s Office calls Pondexter’s death a tragedy…

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