MEMPHIS, Tenn. –– Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has been retained by siblings Latrice and Lawrence Johnson, two additional victims from Memphis youth group home, Youth Villages. Attorney Crump, the victims, and the families of other victims will hold a news conference on Wednesday, at 1 pm CT.
Attorney Crump also represents the mother of Alegend Jones, a 17-year-old Black teen who lost her life after an incident at Youth Villages. Witnesses claim that Alegend was brutally assaulted, battered, and choked before her transport to Methodist Germantown Hospital, where she died. The Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) is investigating the death.
Erica Brown, mother to a 17-year-old boy who was sexually molested and physically assaulted by a staffer who was later convicted for his crimes at Youth Villages in 2016, will also speak at the news conference.
WHO:
Latrice Johnson
Lawrence Johnson
Shona Garner, mother of Alegend Jones
Erica Brown, mother of Youth Villages victim
Attorney Ben Crump
Memphis NAACP President Kermit Moore
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at 1 pm CT
WHERE:
Memphis NAACP
588 Vance Ave
Memphis, TN 38126
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Through his work, nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump has spearheaded a legal movement to better protect the rights of marginalized citizens. He has led landscape-changing civil rights cases and represented clients in a wide range of areas including civil rights, personal injury, labor and employment, class actions, and more. Ben Crump Law is dedicated to holding the powerful accountable. For more information, visit bencrump.com.
