MEMPHIS, Tenn. — National civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump will deliver a call to action, and Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will deliver a eulogy at Ramon McGhee’s memorial service, which will be held on Tuesday, March 5 at 12 p.m. CT. Gershun Freeman, Deion Byrd, and Marcus Donald, who also died as inmates at Shelby County Jail, will be eulogized alongside McGhee.
McGhee, an inmate at Shelby County Jail, was found unresponsive on Jan. 10 and taken to the hospital, where he later died on Jan. 12. Family members reported that when he arrived at the hospital, McGhee was covered in a massive amount of lice and bed bugs.
A recently released preliminary autopsy report states that McGhee was suffering from numerous ailments due to severe neglect, including extensive and severe body insect infestations, severe anemia, kidney disease, and organ failure/severe sepsis. Photos released with the report also show extremely unsanitary conditions at the jail.
WHO:
Family of Ramon McGhee
Family of Gershun Freeman
Family of Deion Byrd
Family of Marcus Donald
Attorney Ben Crump
Rev. Al Sharpton
WHEN:
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 12 p.m. CT
WHERE:
Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church
70 N. Bellevue Boulevard
Memphis, TN 38104
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