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Jul 27 2023
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DOJ investigating Memphis police after beating death of Tyre Nichols
July 27 (UPI) — The Justice Department on Thursday opened an investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department after Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten during a traffic stop to determine if police are systematically violating constitutional rights. Nichols’ fatal beating in January was captured on police body-worn cameras and a nearby security camera. Five former officers have been
Breitbart NewsJul 27 2023
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DOJ investigating Memphis Police Department in wake of Tyre Nichols killing
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating the Memphis Police Department over potential constitutional and civil rights violations in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death earlier this year, it announced on Thursday. The probe will examine whether the police department engages in a pattern or practice of making unlawful stops, searches and arrests, using excessive force or employing racially
The HillNov 03 2023
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Rev. Al Sharpton Responds to Plea of Ex-Memphis Cop in Tyre Nichols Case
Rev. Al Sharpton says the guilty plea of one of the former Memphis policemen accused in the killing of Tyre Nichols is one more serious move toward getting justice for his family. On Thursday (Nov. 2) Desmond Mills, Jr., admitted to “one count of deprivation of rights under color of law after using excessive force and failing to intervene and one count of witness tampering,” in connection with
BETNov 02 2023
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Former Memphis police officer flips plea to guilty in Tyre Nichols’ beating death
The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards on Jan. 28. A former Memphis police officer changed his plea to guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course. Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing
Los Angeles TimesNov 01 2023
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Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A former Memphis police officer is changing his not guilty plea on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols ' civil rights by fatally beating him after a traffic stop in January. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Desmond Mills Jr., according to court documents and his lawyer. Mills and four other former Memphis Police Department officers have
NewsdayNov 01 2023
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Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court
A former Memphis police officer is changing his not guilty plea on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols ' civil rights by fatally beating him after a traffic stop in January. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Desmond Mills Jr., according to court documents and his lawyer. Mills and four other former Memphis Police Department officers have been charged in
The IndependentNov 01 2023
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Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court
FILE - The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. Desmond Mills Jr., a former Memphis police officer, is changing his plea from not guilty on federal charges that he violated Nichols’ civil rights by fatally beating him after a traffic stop in January 2023. A
San Diego Union-TribuneNov 01 2023
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Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer is changing his not guilty plea on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols ' civil rights by fatally beating him after a traffic stop in January. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Desmond Mills Jr., according to court documents and his lawyer. Mills and four other former Memphis Police Department officers
Register CitizenNov 01 2023
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Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who plans to change his not guilty plea to federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will become the first of five officers charged in the case to break ranks with his former colleagues. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Desmond Mills Jr., according to court documents and his lawyer.
Waco Tribune-HeraldNov 01 2023
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Former Memphis Officer Charged in Tyre Nichols Death to Change Plea in Federal Court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer is changing his not guilty plea on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols ' civil rights by fatally beating him after a traffic stop in January. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday for Desmond Mills Jr., according to court documents and his lawyer. Mills and four other former Memphis Police Department officers
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