Police brutality: Former officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols case
Posted on AllSides November 3rd, 2023
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A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Nov. 2 in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year sentence, becoming the first of five officers charged in the case to admit guilt. Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing at the Memphis federal courthouse as part of a larger agreement under which he will also plead guilty to related charges in state court. It wasn’t immediately clear if any of the other officers would follow suit. Attorneys for three of the officers declined...
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