Content Tagged 'District Attorney'

The Memphis police officer who shot and killed a 15-year-old boy will not be charged, and the teen's mother is outraged. She didn't know the Shelby County District Attorney had decided not to prosecute Officer Terrance Shaw until ABC 24's Marcus Holliday told her. Watch Video

Based on the findings of a TBI investigation, the District Attorney's office announced Friday it will not prosecute a Memphis police officer who shot and killed a teenager while off duty.

A new law that wipes out misdemeanor criminal records is clogging up the system at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center. Watch Video

The Shelby County District Attorney is fed up with thugs packing heat in Memphis. Amy Weirich and Memphis Mayor A C Wharton want to make the penalties for gun crimes some of the toughest in the country. The plan isn't finished, but when it is Weirich says it will be one with teeth. Watch Video

Accused cop killer Treveno Campbell will be prosecuted by the Shelby County District Attorney General. It's a move that hasn't happened in more than two decades. Watch Video