{"id":57957,"date":"2026-03-29T23:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/shelby-county-deputies-charged-with-assault-placed-on-leave\/29\/03\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T03:37:32","slug":"shelby-county-deputies-charged-with-assault-placed-on-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/shelby-county-deputies-charged-with-assault-placed-on-leave\/29\/03\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Shelby County deputies charged with assault, placed on leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two Shelby County Sheriff&#8217;s Office deputies, including one who previously helped rescue children from a frozen pond, have reportedly been placed on leave after they were arrested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Memphis Police Department, 30-year-old Jhyunn Armstrong and 27-year-old Israel Muhammad were arrested on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Memphis Police reports that officers responded to a home on Morning Shadow Drive in Cordova just before 1:30 a.m. Armstrong and Israel were reportedly detained on the scene.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l3ikqoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l3ikqoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l3ikqoqk5elubsnoqdbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The police did not give details on the incident but said that both men have been charged with aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Shelby County Sheriff&#8217;s Office confirms that both work as deputies. 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