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Sep 12 2023
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5 police officers in Tyre Nichols case hit with federal charges
The five cops accused of killing Tyre Nichols were indicted Tuesday in federal court. Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin and Justin Smith were all charged with deprivation of rights under color of law — the go-to civil rights violation for federal prosecutors in cases of police violence. All five officers, who were later fired by the Memphis police department, are
New York Daily NewsSep 12 2023
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5 Former Police Officers Federally Indicted in the Death of Tyre Nichols
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
PeopleJan 30 2024
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Memphis Releases Dozens Of Previously Unseen Videos From Tyre Nichols’ Deadly Police Beating
Officials in Memphis on Tuesday released hours of more video footage from the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols more than a year ago. Portions of the dozens of videos recorded by police body cameras show officers involved, including the five former cops charged with Nichols’ brutal murder following a traffic stop, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal, which reviewed the footage. •
News OneJan 30 2024
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City of Memphis releases hours of new footage of Tyre Nichols' beating: What we know
The City of Memphis on Tuesday released hours of additional footage of the night last year when Tyre Nichols was beaten by five now-former Memphis Police Department officers. Nichols would die in the hospital three days later. The records released Tuesday only included video footage and audio of police radio communications. Additional documents related to Nichols' killing, the internal MPD
The Commercial AppealSep 13 2023
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Former Memphis officers federally charged for death of Tyre Nichols
A federal grand jury in Memphis on Tuesday indicted the five former police officers with violating federal civil rights law. Nichols had a right to be free from unreasonable use of force, and the then-officers assaulted him and failed to intervene, the Justice Department wrote in a press release. The Justice Department also federally charged the five men with conspiracy to tamper with
World MagazineJan 09 2024
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'The sweetest child': Tyre Nichols remembered a year after fatal police beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A year ago Sunday, Tyre Nichols was pulled over by officers with the Memphis Police Department, and beaten. Nichols, 29 at the time, was taken to the hospital in critical condition for his injuries and died three days later. On Sunday evening, about 100 people — including public officials and activists — gathered with candles at the intersection where the beating took place to
"USA Today" ContributorNov 02 2023
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Former Memphis police accepts plea deal in Tyre Nichols case
RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols' mother, in a Memphis church on Jan. 27 near a photo of the 29 year old while he was in the hospital days after the beating A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in January pleaded guilty to federal charges on Thursday as apart of a plea agreement. Why it matters: Desmond Mills Jr. is the first of the five ex-officers charged
AxiosNov 03 2023
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Police brutality: Former officer pleads guilty in Tyre Nichols case
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
Christian Science MonitorNov 03 2023
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Officer Accused In Tyre Nichols Murder Changes ‘Not Guilty’ Plea
Desmond Mills Jr., one of the five Memphis police officers facing federal charges related to the alleged murder of Tyre Nichols, altered his plea in court, as reported by the Daily Mail on Nov. 2. Mills is among the officers charged with multiple federal offenses, including second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, official oppression, and four
Black EnterpriseNov 02 2023
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Tyre Nichols: Ex-police officer pleads guilty in deal with prosecutors
Desmond Mills Jr (L) with attorney Blake Ballin at a hearing in Memphis in February One of five ex-police officers facing charges in the death of a 29-year-old black man in Memphis has pleaded guilty to felony charges of using excessive force and obstruction of justice. Desmond Mills Jr, 33, was among the group of black officers filmed kicking and punching Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in
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