5 Former Police Officers Federally Indicted in the Death of Tyre Nichols
Posted on AllSides September 12th, 2023
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Five former police officers connected to the death of Tyre Nichols have now been indicted on federal charges. Nichols, 29, died following a Jan. 7 traffic stop in Memphis, Tenn. Police body cam and surveillance video from the scene showed officers beating Nichols for approximately three minutes. Following the confrontation, Nichols was transported to a hospital in critical condition. He died three days later. The five ex-cops involved – Tadarrius Bean, 24, Demetrius Haley, 30, Emmitt Martin III, 31, Desmond Mills Jr., 33, and Justin Smith, 28 – were relieved...