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Pictured Left to Right: Associate Deputy District Attorney Ernest Brooks, DA Mulroy, Deputy DA Paul Hagerman, and Judge Gerald Skahan
During this week's press conference, DA Mulroy called for two significant public safety investments, establishing a local crime lab and addressing county-state employee disparity in the DA’s office.
To view the details in the latest press release, click here. To see video of DA Mulroy’s press conference remarks, click here.
Happening in Court
Our office secured a conviction this week in the trial of Larry Brady. Brady was charged with rape of a child and aggravated sexual battery in 2018. After two declined plea agreements from the State, Brady was sentenced to 30 years.
ADAs Venecia Patterson and Brittany Neal handled this case.
Last week, our office filed a motion to increase the bond in the case of Marshawn Roberts. Roberts, 18, was arrested and charged with theft of property over $10,000, burglary of a motor vehicle, evading arrest and possession of a controlled substance with the intent to sell. We asked that Roberts have his bond revoked because of the level of danger he poses to the community. Judge Anderson initially revoked the bond, complimenting DA Office staff on the thoroughness of their preparation of the case. While the judge eventually reversed that decision, he did leave in place our request that the defendant be signed up for supervision by the city of Memphis group violence, intervention program (GVIP).
ADA Shaun Schielke handled this case.
Erica Norris, former leasing agent accused of scamming residents out of rent money and deposits, appeared in court this week to discuss and review bail. In August, a victim told police that Norris texted apartment residents offering an option to send payments to Norris' personal Cashapp account but the money was never turned over to the landlord as rent. Norris has been charged with theft of property and computer crime. She is currently in custody on a $2,500 bond.
ADA Haden Lawyer is handling this case.
 DA Mulroy spoke to the PAC 332 Cub Scout group in Cordova Tuesday night. He spoke to them about the rule of law, citizen rights and responsibilities, duties, and how the community can help with the crime problem.
DA Mulroy is pictured here with Beth Dowdie, East Memphis Rotary Club President and CID Larry Carson.
DA Mulroy spoke to the East Memphis Rotary Club at their weekly luncheon Wednesday. He discussed latest DA Office initiatives like “Fast Track Violent Crime,” which prioritizes certain violent and violence-associated offenses, and “Meaningful Supervision,” which uses rehabilitative interventions to reduce the repeat offender rate. The gathering received him favorably, asking many questions.
SCDAG's Office in the News
"If we had a local crime lab, think about how we could solve car break-ins and business break-ins faster," Mulroy said. "It could also allow more ballistic testing and cell phone evidence for non-homicides. This could help our solve rate, which was unacceptably low in 2023."
Mulroy referenced the death of Eliza Fletcher when it came to clearing the back log of untested rape kits in Shelby County.
The issue drew new attention following Fletcher's murder in 2022, some saying it could have been prevented had a previous kit of her accused killer Cleotha Abston been tested faster.
Steve Mulroy wants forensic crime lab in Memphis to cut down on investigation times, rape kit testing times via ABC24
"After the state trial date was set, Shelby County Deputy District Attorney Paul Hagerman said he was sure the [Tyre Nichols] case would proceed in a timely manner.
“We had taken a lot of considerations in setting the trial date — the federal trial, and things like this. It’s hard for these attorneys, and defense attorneys especially, to litigate this sort of on two different fronts,” Hagerman told reporters. “So, we were back in chambers for quite a while this morning…We think we picked realistic dates that we can hold everybody to.”
What to expect in the 4 legal cases a year after Tyre Nichols' fatal police beating via Commercial Appeal
“These new abilities, I think, would be a game changer, increasing our clearance rate, our solve rate..,” Mulroy said. “And in my view [that] is the key metric that we need to be focused on improving if we’re going to bend the curve on crime in Memphis.”
…The lab’s annual operating expenses would be shared by the Memphis City and Shelby County governments.
Shelby Co DA says a crime lab would be a 'game changer' for Memphis via WMC
Thanks for reading,
 Steve Mulroy
District Attorney
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