MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Nine Memphis jail deputies have been indicted in the death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after
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Two Memphis jail deputies have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a Black man who was having a psychotic episode and died in custody last fall after jailers punched, kicked and kneeled on his back during a confrontation, according to court documents released Thursday. The indictments show that Stevon Jones and Courtney Parham have also been charged with aggravated assault while acting in concert with others in the death of 33-year-old Gershun Freeman. Meanwhile, seven other deputies have been charged with aggravated assault resulting in the death of another.