MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Police said a 13-year-old boy was trying to protect his younger brother when he was attacked by a woman at a school bus stop in North Memphis. It happened back in December, but Rniya Criss, 25, was booked in the Shelby County Jail Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault and child abuse […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A teen accused of killing a beloved watermelon vendor during an attempted robbery last year will be tried as an adult. Demarion Tackett, 16, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of John Materna, also known as the Watermelon Man. Tackett was transferred from Juvenile Court to the Shelby County Jail […]