5 Memphis officers plead innocent in death of Tyre Nichols
Posted on AllSides February 17th, 2023
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MEMPHIS — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded innocent Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with the judge urging patience in a case that could "take some time.” Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith made their first court appearances with their lawyers before a judge in Shelby County Criminal Court. The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days...