MEMPHIS, Tenn. — UPDATE 11/5/2021 - A hearing was held Friday for Antonio Marshall, the off-duty Memphis police officer accused of causing a high-speed crash that killed two men June 25th.
The case was held to state, which means it will now go to a Shelby County Grand Jury, who will determine if Marshall will be indicted.
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9/20/2021 - The off-duty Memphis police officer accused of causing a high-speed crash that killed two men was back in court Monday morning. The judge at the hearing set the preliminary hearing for November 5th.
Antonio Marshall faces two counts of vehicular homicide in the crash that killed Wallace Morris and Travis Parham.
Marshall was last in court nearly two months ago, just days after the crash. During that court appearance, the judge questioned why he would drive so fast and ordered a mental evaluation to be done.
According to court documents, Marshall was driving up to 114 mph moments before the crash. He's accused of hitting the car head-on, splitting the car that Morris and Parham were in, killing them both.
Since that appearance, Marshall has resigned from the Memphis Police Department. Prior to his resignation, Marshall was relieved of duty pending an investigation.
Marshall's attorney Blake Ballin said he wasn't convinced whether his client committed a crime.
"The state says he was reckless and committed a crime," Ballin said. "I don't know if that's true or not we haven't begun our investigation. Just because somebody's speeding causes an accident doesn't mean they have committed a crime. We see accidents every day."
