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Edmund Ford Jr. returns to Federal Court as defense prepares case​


MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. appeared in court Tuesday morning, where the prosecution and defense in his federal bribery case passed along more items of discovery.

Defense attorney Michael Scholl says there are more than 80,000 items of discovery to parse through as the judge asks to set a trial date by the next court date on July 21.

The federal indictment charges Ford with one count of bribery involving federal programs and six counts of attempting to evade taxes. He entered a not-guilty plea during his initial court hearing.

He’s accused of depositing over $250,000 into an account for his computer business from three different nonprofits.


Prosecutors say Ford would receive tens of thousands of dollars in financial payments from nonprofits to purchase computers from his company.

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Edmund Ford Jr. returns to federal court as defense prepares case

Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. appeared in court Tuesday morning, where the prosecution and defense in his federal bribery case passed along more items of discovery.
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FBI agents are coming to YOUR neighborhood as Kash Patel announces radical overhaul​


More than 10 percent of FBI agents stationed in the area surrounding the nation's Capital are facing relocation to other American cities.

FBI Director Kash Patel said that moving 1,500 agents out of Washington, D.C. and its immediate suburbs will motivate more people to want to join his agency's ranks.

He also said that the concentration of one-third of agents in the area has led to the increase in failure and decrease in trust.

'The FBI is 38,000 when we're fully manned, which we're not,' Patel told Fox News Sunday Morning Futures host Maria Bartiromo. 'In the National Capital region, in the 50-mile radius around Washington, D.C., there were 11,000 FBI employees – that's like a third of the workforce.'

Pael did specifically call out Memphis, Tennessee as the homicide capital of the U.S.


'I didn't know this until my confirmation process, but Memphis, Tennessee, is the homicide capital of America per capita – didn't know that, we have a problem there. We're now addressing it,' Patel said.

'We're rolling out one of our task forces to Tennessee.'


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Stephen A. Smith: NBA players down on Memphis due to Crime​


MEMPHIS, Tenn. — ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith says NBA players don’t want to play in Memphis because of high crime.

In a show segment posted to X on Tuesday morning, Smith said he knows this because players have told him.

“The people in Memphis, it’s a great sports town, great fans, great people. But there’s an element there where cats like Jimmy Butler and others don’t feel it’s the safest environment,” Smith said. “I’m talking to the local authorities in Memphis. You gotta clean some of that stuff up because it’s dissuasive to NBA players.”

 
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I hate that things like "dead" "shooting" and others have to be bleeped on some of these.

I kept reading this as "sh1tt1ng" not "shooting"
 
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BREAKING NEWS: Ole Miss Freshman Football Player Corey Adams Gunned Down In Shocking Memphis Shooting Aged Just 18​


Corey Adams, an 18-year-old football player at Ole Miss, was killed in a late-night shooting outside Memphis.

Police responding to an emergency call stopped a car, where they found 'an adult male gunshot victim' later identified as Adams. He was provided life-saving measures at the scene before ultimately being pronounced dead. Four others were taken to Memphis-area hospitals with gunshot wounds and are in non-critical condition, according to authorities.

'We are devastated to learn that Corey Adams, a freshman on the team, passed away last night in Cordova, Tennessee,' Ole Miss wrote in a statement. 'While our program is trying to cope with the tragic loss, our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.

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College football freshman gunned down in shocking shooting aged 18

The 18-year-old freshman was preparing to play his freshman season at Ole Miss before Saturday's shooting in a suburb of Memphis. Four others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
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Franklin Pierce said:

BREAKING NEWS: Ole Miss Freshman Football Player Corey Adams Gunned Down In Shocking Memphis Shooting Aged Just 18​


Corey Adams, an 18-year-old football player at Ole Miss, was killed in a late-night shooting outside Memphis.

Police responding to an emergency call stopped a car, where they found 'an adult male gunshot victim' later identified as Adams. He was provided life-saving measures at the scene before ultimately being pronounced dead. Four others were taken to Memphis-area hospitals with gunshot wounds and are in non-critical condition, according to authorities.

'We are devastated to learn that Corey Adams, a freshman on the team, passed away last night in Cordova, Tennessee,' Ole Miss wrote in a statement. 'While our program is trying to cope with the tragic loss, our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.

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College football freshman gunned down in shocking shooting aged 18

The 18-year-old freshman was preparing to play his freshman season at Ole Miss before Saturday's shooting in a suburb of Memphis. Four others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
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Senseless and heartbreaking for his family.
 
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Franklin Pierce said:

BREAKING NEWS: Ole Miss Freshman Football Player Corey Adams Gunned Down In Shocking Memphis Shooting Aged Just 18​


Corey Adams, an 18-year-old football player at Ole Miss, was killed in a late-night shooting outside Memphis.

Police responding to an emergency call stopped a car, where they found 'an adult male gunshot victim' later identified as Adams. He was provided life-saving measures at the scene before ultimately being pronounced dead. Four others were taken to Memphis-area hospitals with gunshot wounds and are in non-critical condition, according to authorities.

'We are devastated to learn that Corey Adams, a freshman on the team, passed away last night in Cordova, Tennessee,' Ole Miss wrote in a statement. 'While our program is trying to cope with the tragic loss, our thoughts are with his loved ones during this incredibly difficult time.

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College football freshman gunned down in shocking shooting aged 18

The 18-year-old freshman was preparing to play his freshman season at Ole Miss before Saturday's shooting in a suburb of Memphis. Four others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds.
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Do we know why he was in Cordova? Girlfriend?
 
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America's Most Dangerous Cities: Gang-Infested Hellholes That Reject Trump's Federal Help​


The five most dangerous cities in the United States have been revealed - and they are all run by Democrats.

Memphis, Tennessee, has been ranked as America's most dangerous city in a report by US News and World Report, as its unemployment rate remains higher than average and household median incomes sit more than $26,000 below the national average.

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The five most dangerous cities in the United States have been revealed, as Memphis, Tennessee is ranked as the most dangerous in the country. File photo taken at the scene of the shooting of pastor Clemmie Livingston last year. He was hit in the jaw by a bullet after a carjacking

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Most dangerous US cities... and they all have one common denominator

The five most dangerous cities in the United States have been revealed, with a surprising Southern city named as number one.
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"President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering deploying National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime rates, as mentioned in various statements and interviews. In a radio interview with Todd Starnes, Trump described the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as a "test" and suggested Memphis could be an early target for similar action, citing the city's high crime rates. He expressed enthusiasm for the idea, noting his strong electoral support in Tennessee.


Memphis has been highlighted for its significant violent crime rate, reported at 2,501 per 100,000 residents, the highest among major U.S. cities according to FBI data. This is notably higher than Washington, D.C.'s rate of 926 per 100,000, despite similar population sizes. However, local leaders, including Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Police Chief C.J. Davis, have pointed to a downward trend in crime, with overall crime decreasing by 15.7% and violent crime by 17.4% from January to June 2025 compared to 2024.


Trump's authority to deploy National Guard troops to Memphis is complicated by legal and jurisdictional issues. Unlike Washington, D.C., where the president has direct control over the National Guard due to its status as a federal district, deploying troops to Memphis would likely require coordination with Tennessee's Republican Governor Bill Lee. The Posse Comitatus Act generally restricts the use of federal military forces for domestic law enforcement, but exceptions like the Insurrection Act or Section 12406 of Title 10 could potentially be invoked. However, using Section 12406 to send troops from Republican-led states to Democratic strongholds like Memphis could face legal challenges, as seen in a California case where Governor Gavin Newsom contested similar actions.

Local Democratic leaders, such as Rep. Antonio Parkinson and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, have expressed concern that such a deployment could be politically motivated, targeting Democratic-led cities. They argue that Memphis's police efforts are already reducing crime and that federal intervention might harm the city's image. Conversely, Trump has framed his actions as a response to severe crime issues, though critics, including Washington, D.C.'s Mayor Muriel Bowser, have questioned the necessity of such deployments26 deployments given declining crime rates in some targeted cities.

While Trump has not explicitly confirmed Memphis as a target, his comments and the administration's focus on Memphis as a high-crime area—such as FBI Director Kash Patel labeling it the "homicide capital" in a May 2025 interview—suggest it is under consideration. No concrete plans for deployment have been announced as of August 22, 2025.

The situation remains fluid, with potential legal and political hurdles complicating any federal troop deployment to Memphis. Local sentiment, as reflected in posts on X, shows concern among some Memphians about the implications of such a move."

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its only a matter of time before these deployments end up messy.

there may be some short term gains, but long term the efficacy is questionable.
 
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jmacvols1 said:
"President Donald Trump has indicated he is considering deploying National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, to address crime rates, as mentioned in various statements and interviews. In a radio interview with Todd Starnes, Trump described the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as a "test" and suggested Memphis could be an early target for similar action, citing the city's high crime rates. He expressed enthusiasm for the idea, noting his strong electoral support in Tennessee.


Memphis has been highlighted for its significant violent crime rate, reported at 2,501 per 100,000 residents, the highest among major U.S. cities according to FBI data. This is notably higher than Washington, D.C.'s rate of 926 per 100,000, despite similar population sizes. However, local leaders, including Memphis Mayor Paul Young and Police Chief C.J. Davis, have pointed to a downward trend in crime, with overall crime decreasing by 15.7% and violent crime by 17.4% from January to June 2025 compared to 2024.


Trump's authority to deploy National Guard troops to Memphis is complicated by legal and jurisdictional issues. Unlike Washington, D.C., where the president has direct control over the National Guard due to its status as a federal district, deploying troops to Memphis would likely require coordination with Tennessee's Republican Governor Bill Lee. The Posse Comitatus Act generally restricts the use of federal military forces for domestic law enforcement, but exceptions like the Insurrection Act or Section 12406 of Title 10 could potentially be invoked. However, using Section 12406 to send troops from Republican-led states to Democratic strongholds like Memphis could face legal challenges, as seen in a California case where Governor Gavin Newsom contested similar actions.

Local Democratic leaders, such as Rep. Antonio Parkinson and U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, have expressed concern that such a deployment could be politically motivated, targeting Democratic-led cities. They argue that Memphis's police efforts are already reducing crime and that federal intervention might harm the city's image. Conversely, Trump has framed his actions as a response to severe crime issues, though critics, including Washington, D.C.'s Mayor Muriel Bowser, have questioned the necessity of such deployments26 deployments given declining crime rates in some targeted cities.

While Trump has not explicitly confirmed Memphis as a target, his comments and the administration's focus on Memphis as a high-crime area—such as FBI Director Kash Patel labeling it the "homicide capital" in a May 2025 interview—suggest it is under consideration. No concrete plans for deployment have been announced as of August 22, 2025.

The situation remains fluid, with potential legal and political hurdles complicating any federal troop deployment to Memphis. Local sentiment, as reflected in posts on X, shows concern among some Memphians about the implications of such a move."

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Memphis needs cleansing fire.
 
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