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Feb 14 2024
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City of Memphis releases trove of Tyre Nichols documents months after court order
Additional documents pertaining to the officers who fatally beat Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7 last year, and officers who later arrived at the scene, were released by the City of Memphis Wednesday. The documents were not set to contain statements made by officers during internal investigations and documents that reference those statements will likely be redacted. Wednesday's release comes two weeks
The Commercial AppealSep 12 2023
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5 Former Memphis Officers Charged in Death of Tyre Nichols
Five former Memphis police officers are facing federal civil rights charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. The officers are: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, Desmond Mills, Justin Smith. The officers are also facing second-degree murder charges. Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was violently beaten by Memphis police officers in January and died in the hospital from
California 18Sep 13 2023
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Tyre Nichols: Five officers indicted on federal charges
Five police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations for their role in beating a 29-year-old black man at a traffic stop in Memphis. The officers were already facing state charges for the 7 January beating of Tyre Nichols, who died three days later in hospital. Federal charges are ones that violate federal laws enacted by Congress. They are brought by the Department of
BBC NewsNov 02 2023
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Memphis Cop Charged in Tyre Nichols' Death Pleads Guilty
Desmond Mills Jr., one of five police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, pleaded guilty to federal charges and agreed to plead guilty to related state charges as part of a plea deal on Thursday. On Jan. 7, five Memphis police officers pulled Nichols over for a traffic stop, where they doused him in pepper spray and beat him, leading to his death. A federal grand jury charged Mills
RollingStone.comNov 02 2023
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Ex-Memphis Cop Pleads Guilty to Tyre Nichols’ Murder
A former Memphis cop charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols has pleaded guilty to all state and federal charges, including second-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and official misconduct, and now faces up to 15 years in prison. According to Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy’s office, Desmond Mills was caught on video with four other officers brutally bashing Nichols, a
Daily BeastJan 30 2024
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Memphis officials release hours of more video in fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols
FILE - Candles spell out the name of Tyre Nichols during a candlelight vigil for Nichols on the anniversary of his death, Jan. 7, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. The city of Memphis has released hours of more video in the case of five former police officers charged with the violent beating and death of Nichols. The recordings were released Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 based on a judge’s order on the same
San Diego Union-TribuneJan 30 2024
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Memphis officials release hours of more video in fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — The city of Memphis released hours of additional video and audio on Tuesday in the case of five fired police officers charged with the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols last January. The files were made public based on a judge's order from Nov. 2, the same day former officer Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty to federal charges in the case that sparked outrage
WHIO 7Jan 30 2024
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Memphis officials release hours of more video in fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Memphis released hours of additional video and audio on Tuesday in the case of five fired police officers charged with the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols last January. The files were made public based on a judge’s order from Nov. 2, the same day former officer Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty to federal charges in the case that sparked outrage
Oskaloosa HeraldJul 27 2023
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DOJ Investigating Police Department That Killed Tyre Nichols
The Department of Justice announced a civil rights investigation into the practices of the City of Memphis and more importantly, their police department. The investigation comes seven months after the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers from the MPD’s SCORPION Unit back in January. The investigation is going to review the department’s use of force, stops, searches, arrests and any other
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