MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The jury was seated in the trial of two jailers charged with the murder of Gershun Freeman.
Courtney Parham and Stevon Jones are charged with second-degree murder in the death of Gershun Freeman in 2022.
The trial will begin on Friday at 10:30 a.m.
FOX13 first reported on Freeman's death in October 2022. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy recused himself from the case, and it was reassigned to Davidson County DA Glenn Funk's office.
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In March 2023, his office released video from two cameras inside the jail.
By September 2023, nine jailers were charged—Courtney Parham and Stevon Jones were charged with murder, and the others were charged with aggravated assault, acting in concert.
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