TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Sep 20, 2023

Shelby County Sheriff and Memphis mayoral candidate Floyd Bonner Jr. has claimed, for the second time in two weeks, that video footage of Gershun Freeman's death at the Shelby County Jail in October 2022 was released illegally. Bonner alleges that release of the video was improper and "skews the process." However, a Tennessee First Amendment expert disputed Bonner's claim, stating that there is no legal basis to support his assertion that the video's release was illegal. Bonner has also raised concerns about the handling of the case by Davidson County District Attorney Glenn Funk and questioned potential political motivations behind the investigation. The Daily Memphian has the story.