MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – The executive director of the Shelby County Office of Reentry and pastor for Lifeline to a Dying World Ministries is behind bars on a $1.1 million bond and facing a 12-count indictment accusing him of felony theft.
Court records show 50-year-old DeAndre Brown was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury deemed there was enough evidence to indict him on the following charges:
- 3 counts of property theft (over $250,000)
- 2 counts of property theft (between $60,000-$250,000)
- 2 counts of computer crime ($60,000 or more)
- 2 counts of computer crime (between $10,000-$60,000)
- 2 counts of money laundering
- official misconduct
His indictment stems from charges filed in 2020. The details regarding his allegations have yet to be revealed.
A Shelby County Government official tells Action News 5 that Brown has been suspended from his executive position without pay per county policy…