Sherra Wright wants guilty plea thrown out in Lorenzen Wright case
Sherra Wright filed a petition for relief of conviction or sentence after her surprise guilty plea to facilitation of murder in July 2019.
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Sherra Wright Published: 9:43 AM CDT June 9, 2021 Updated: 9:43 AM CDT June 9, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. A judge has reset a hearing to address a request by the ex-wife of slain NBA player Lorenzen Wright to throw out her guilty plea in his 2010 killing in Memphis.
Sherra Wright filed a petition for relief of conviction or sentence after her surprise guilty plea in July 2019. She pleaded guilty to facilitation to commit first degree murder and attempted first attempted first degree murder.
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TDOC: Corrections officers find around 4 pounds of marijuana, 33 grams of fentanyl in packages at Morgan Co. prison
Officials said they saw two people throw packages into Morgan County Correctional Complex from a nearby road Saturday morning. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 7:59 PM EDT May 20, 2021
MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. Corrections officers in Morgan County found packages filled with marijuana, fentanyl, phones, chargers, SIM tools and a lock-back knife on Saturday.
They said officers first saw a car driving on Flat Fork Road behind the Morgan County Correctional Complex. They later found that the car belonged to the wife of an inmate housed in the facility.
Correctional Officer Sentenced Following Staff Assault of Inmate Published: 09 May 2021 09 May 2021
Tiptonville, Tennessee - A former Tennessee correctional officer was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of supervised release for his involvement in a staff assault of an inmate.
Jonathan York, a former Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) Officer at the Northwest County Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tennessee, was sentenced April 30. During the federal investigation, six former TDOC officers ultimately pleaded guilty to federal offenses arising out of the assault of the inmate and the cover up that followed. York is the second of the six to be sentenced.