April Thompson

Memphis

Reporter and Anchor at WREG-TV (Memphis, TN)

Reporter and Afternoon Anchor on WREG TV News Channel 3. Friend me on Facebook: April Thompson-WREG Email me at [email protected]

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Mother seeks answers after police release homicide suspect's car

1 week ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A mother is still searching for answers after police released a suspect vehicle involved in the fatal shooting of her 21-year-old son after nearly two years. Her only son, Dominic O’Neal, is gone, and she says she doesn’t know why. Dominic O’Neal Courtesy of Barbara O’Neal“All I hear is the gunshots in my head every day,” said Barbara O’Neal, mother.
New program works to adress evictions in Shelby County

2 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A push is underway to turn around rising evictions. WREG has learned that a housing program and eventually a “special court” could be the answer. Housing is another problem Memphis faces: not enough housing, people unable to afford a home, and problem properties not in livable conditions. It’s further highlighted by the number of evictions we see. On any given weekday, you will find General Sessions Judge Deborah Henderson holding court.
Defense attorney in Tyre Nichols case breaks down acquittal

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a week after three former Memphis Police officers were found not guilty on state charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, the attorney of one of those officers is sitting down with WREG to discuss the jury’s final decision. Attorney John Keith Perry represented Tadarrius Bean during the nine-day trial. Bean, Justin Smith, and Demetrius Haley were acquitted of all charges stemming from the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
Defense attorney in Tyre Nichols case breaks down acquittal

3 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — More than a week after three former Memphis Police officers were found not guilty on state charges in the death of Tyre Nichols, the attorney of one of those officers is sitting down with WREG to discuss the jury’s final decision. Attorney John Keith Perry represented Tadarrius Bean during the nine-day trial. Bean, Justin Smith, and Demetrius Haley were acquitted of all charges stemming from the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols. Perry says there is a reason he waited to speak out.
Memphis woman critically injured after falling from Bahamas boat

3 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Memphis woman who was celebrating her college graduation was critically injured after she fell from an excursion boat during a trip to the Bahamas. On May 3, Hannah Smith, 22, an Overton High School graduate from Memphis walked across the Miles College graduation stage as Summa Cum Laude for her Communications degree. “We all met at the graduation, all you know, cheered and screamed her name as she walked across the stage,” said her father, Marvin Smith.
‘It’s just agony:’ Parents worry over juvenile detention center conditions

3 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — You’ve heard an earful about the ongoing problems at the 201 Poplar jail, like cases of inmates dying and others living in delapidated conditions. Now, parents are telling us the situation is not much better at the lock-up that holds juvenile offenders. The detention center off Old Getwell Road in South Memphis is where young people under 18 are housed when they commit a crime.
How Chattanooga jury impacted verdict in Tyre Nichols' case

4 weeks ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hamilton County, Tennessee, is 358 miles from Memphis. Attorneys traveled there to find a jury for the 3 officers on state trial in the Tyre Nichols beating death. Defense attorneys wanted the change of venue over concerns that an impartial jury couldn’t be found near Shelby County because of so much publicity about the Tyre Nichols case.
MPD program takes clergy from the pulpit to the streets

1 month ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several members of the clergy have been getting an up-close look at police work over the last few weeks. The Clergy Academy is a chance for religious leaders to hear from and even ride along with police to experience crime-fighting firsthand. The 15th session of the Memphis Police Department’s Clergy Academy is a six-week course with a full 12 hours of curriculum, where officers break down police work from sex crimes to domestic violence.
State trial of ex-officers accused in Tyre Nichols death begins

1 month ago | wreg.com | April Thompson |David Royer

4:27 p.m.: Court is done for the day. It will resume at 9 a.m. Tuesday. 3:17 p.m.: The state calls its first witness, RowVaughn Wells, who is Tyre Nichols’ mother. She testified that she moved to Memphis in 2008. Her son worked at FedEx and was training to drive forklifts. About 8:30 or 8:45, she and her husband got a knock on their door at home as they got ready to watch a basketball game. It was Memphis Police officers, who asked them whether Tyre Nichols lived there.
Witness says racing may have caused I-240 car wreck

1 month ago | wreg.com | April Thompson

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Speeding appears to have been the cause of an accident that shut down parts of I-240 at Airways on Sunday afternoon. Now, we’re learning more about who was behind the wheel and the two innocent people who were left injured. Traffic was at a standstill on Interstate 240 and Airways after a horrifying accident on Easter Sunday. Vehicles were crushed, belongings were scattered and injured people were lying on the grassy median.