Press Releases

State’s Attorney Issues Statement on Grand Jury Indictment in Nykayla Strawder Case

Strawder was 15 years old when she was fatally shot on the front porch of her Edmondson Village home

Joint Statement from City Leaders on Police Body Camera Footage Release in the Death of Tyre Nichols

Defendant Sentenced to Life in Two Separate Homicide Cases

Gerald Smith pled guilty to the murders of Marvis Pollock and Brittany Hayes-Smith

State’s Attorney Bates Enters His Appearance in Gordon Staron Case

The State's Attorney is seeking a penalty of Life without Parole for Staron's alleged role in the murders of Keith Bell and Javarick Gantt

Life Sentence Handed Down To Man Who Fatally Stabbed Community Matriarch in Church

Manzie Smith pled guilty to the First Degree Murder of Evelyn Player

State’s Attorney Bates Dismisses All Charges Against Keith Davis, Jr.

State’s Attorney Bates Hires Three New Division Chiefs