City Curfew Follows Night of 31 Arrests, Property Damage Downtown
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Public Records & Notices Monitoring local real estate since 1968 View a complete day’s public records Subscribe Presented by and notices today for our at memphisdailynews.com. free report www.chandlerreports.com Wednesday, June 3, 2020 MemphisDailyNews.com Vol. 135 | No. 81 Rack–50¢/Delivery–39¢ FedEx leaders speak out after St. Louis protester death WAYNE RISHER Monday, June 1, didn’t refer to the executive Frederick W. Smith and Breonna Taylor and many oth- got caught beneath the wheels of Courtesy of The Daily Memphian St. Louis incident but addressed president and chief operating of- ers are devastating. The unrest a FedEx Ground twin trailer rig FedEx’s top leaders con- the causes of widespread civil ficer Raj Subramaniam.“There is across the nation and the griev- that had been forced off nearby demned racism and stressed unrest sparked by recent killings absolutely no place for racism or ing in our local communities are Interstate 44 when it was blocked the company’s commitment to of black citizens.“This is an ex- unequal treatment anywhere, a reminder that we all must keep by protesters. diversity, two days after a pro- traordinarily difficult time in the and we must unequivocally doing more to create meaningful A FedEx statement said, “We tester in downtown St. Louis died United States as we grapple with speak out and reject it when we change and healing,” the state- join all those who are grieving after he was run over by a FedEx tragedy and unrest in our com- see it. That’s why we are writing ment said. The fatal incident in the events of this week. We are 18-wheeler. A message to global munities,” said the statement to you today.“The recent killings St. Louis happened early Satur- employees and leadership on signed by chairman and chief of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, day after a protester allegedly FEDEX CONTINUED ON P2 pandemic. Strickland said his decision to impose a curfew for the first time in more than 40 years City curfew follows night of 31 was the result of conferring with other big city mayors in the last week who said they felt a cur- few was necessary once there was violence and/or property damage. arrests, property damage Downtown “We saw that last night,” Strickland said. Memphis Police Director Michael Rallings added, “Last night we saw things take a turn for the worst.” A total of 31 people were arrested in connec- tion with the Sunday protest. Five were arrested in the first protest May 27 that shut down part of Union Avenue in Midtown and another eight were arrested before dawn Sunday morning at Main and Beale, two hours after a Saturday evening protest Downtown — for a total of 44 arrests. Over the 48 hours of the weekend, 10 businesses were vandalized, three police cars were vandalized and three incidents occurred where officers were shot at, according to Rallings. Businesses damaged during Sunday’s protest included Winfield’s Shoes & Accessories on the Main Street Mall along with a nearby Walgreens downtown and Flight Restaurant, also on the mall. All of the businesses had windows smashed dur- ing the protest. “This is unacceptable and it will not be toler- ated,” Rallings said. The charges have mostly been disorderly con- duct and obstruction of a passageway or highway. Two incidents during the arrests are being in- vestigated by the police department for possible use of excessive force. “I need everybody to understand if police move in to make arrests and an individual does not obey an order to disperse — the arrest is never going to be pretty,” Rallings said. “If you take two incidents Memphis Police officers in riot gear try to clear the streets Downtown during a protest over the death of George Floyd June 1, or a handful and paint that as a picture of the en- 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Courtesy of The Daily Memphian) tire department, that is not correct.” Rallings said MPD does not have a policy for BILL DRIES, YOLANDA JONES, CLAY BAILEY Monday, June 1, the day after a Sunday exception of essential workers and “a knee to be placed on the neck of an individual,” Courtesy of The Daily Memphian night protest march ended in several those experiencing emergencies.” referencing George Floyd’s May 25 death where The city of Memphis is under a 10 dozen arrests and property damage. The list of essential workers is simi- the 46-year-old Minnesota man was pinned to p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew effective imme- “What this means is if you are out lar to the list of essential workers out- the ground by a Minneapolis police officer, who diately and until further notice, Mem- during those hours, you can be ar- lined in March in the city’s initial state phis Mayor Jim Strickland announced rested,” Strickland said. “With the of civil emergency for the COVID-19 CITY CURFEW CONTINUED ON P3 INSIDE Public Records ................ 4 Public Notices ............... 12 memphisdailynews.com chandlerreports.com Marriage licenses are unavailable ©2020 The Daily News Publishing Company A division of The Daily News Publishing Company while Shelby County Clerk’s O ce Memphis, Tennessee The standard for premium real estate Established 1886 • 135th year information since 1968 reviews internal policies for its digital Call 901.523.1561 to subscribe Call 901.458.6419 for more information platforms. Page 2 MemphisDailyNews.com Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Memphis Branch NAACP coordinating legal assistance for arrested protesters BILL DRIES conversation right now. … We Courtesy of The Daily Memphian have to not abandon them while The Memphis Branch NAACP they are undertaking this en- is coordinating legal represen- deavor,” Turner said of protest- tation of people arrested over ers. “Now the cities are on fire the last week in a series of local and people are waking up.” demonstrations over the death of Turner, an attorney and Shel- George Floyd while in Minneapo- by County commissioner, also lis police custody. said the civil rights organization Memphis Branch president is pushing locally and nation- Van Turner said at a Monday ally for better-equipped review press conference that those rep- boards and changes in police resented will include Victoria training as well as procedures. Jones, whose arrest and treat- “Those officers have to be ment by police during the Sat- within their rights to intervene urday, May 30, incident at Beale when they see a man dying,” and Main is being investigated Turner said of officers during the at the request of Memphis Mayor arrest of Floyd who watched and Jim Strickland.A total of 13 peo- did nothing as the officer now ple were arrested by police on charged with third-degree mur- disorderly conduct and related der had his knee on Floyd’s neck charges the last week prior to for more than eight minutes. an estimated two dozen arrests The NAACP Memphis Branch overnight Sunday in a fifth night press conference ended with a of protests in the city. “caravan” led by a ceremonial Strickland and Memphis Po- white casket from Mt. Olive Ca- lice Director Michael Rallings thedral CME Church to the Na- are expected to have further tional Civil Rights Museum that word on the number of arrests was to drive past the Walter Bai- at a later press conference today. ley Criminal Justice Center and Protesters blocked traffic on Interstate 55 in Memphis on Sunday, May 31, during a protest over the Minneapolis “We have to have this City Hall. killing of George Floyd. (Patrick Lantrip/Courtesy of The Daily Memphian) FEDEX CONTINUED FROM P1 media reports. Police stopped the truck a more inclusive society. These values are Hispanic or Latino, 13.4% African-Amer- a short distance after the incident.Video core to who we are and how we operate.“As ican and 18.3% Hispanic as of July 1, 2019. deeply saddened to learn of a tragic situa- from the scene appeared to show protest- a company and as individuals, we must Earlier last week, an AutoZone near down- tion involving a demonstrator in St. Louis ers taking packages out of the truck and understand the power of our words and town Minneapolis was among businesses and one of our vehicles. We offer our sin- then trying to get the driver to stop after thinking. We should demonstrate empa- set on fire during the initial night of pro- cerest condolences to the family of the the protester was discovered trapped be- thy and kindness in all our actions and tests regarding the May 26 death of a black individual involved. There is no higher neath trailer wheels. The protester was be willing to address these topics in and man in the custody of four police officers. priority for FedEx than safety, and we are taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. outside of the workplace. The conversa- George Floyd died after being taken cooperating fully with the investigating The truck was apparently part of the tion about treating people with respect, into custody by four officers, who were authorities at this time.” FedEx Ground line haul fleet, which is dignity, and acceptance is one that is nec- later fired. FedEx on Monday afternoon issued a operated by small businesses that con- essary and one we must keep going. And A bystander’s video showed an offi- service alert warning of possible delays in tract with the Memphis-based company now, more than ever, it is a priority.“We are cer pinning Floyd to the ground with his deliveries because of protests across the to move packages between sorting facili- proud of our long-standing history of sup- knee while Floyd pleaded that he couldn’t U.S.“FedEx is closely monitoring this situ- ties across the country.Smith and Subra- porting and fostering relationships with breathe.That officer, Derek Chauvin, has ation across the U.S.