Jackson Hopper accepts 40-year plea deal after previously declining

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jackson Hopper, the man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend Ellie Young at Shelby Farms and then leading authorities on a multi-county chase in 2024, appeared in court Wednesday morning to accept the plea deal he previously declined.

Judge Carlyn Addison called Hopper to the stand and asked him if he would accept the 40-year plea deal to second-degree murder…

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