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Jan 29 2023
News
Memphis police disband unit that fatally beat Tyre Nichols
The Memphis police chief disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a “cloud of dishonor” from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist.
Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis acted a day after the harrowing video emerged, saying she listened to Nichols’ relatives, community leaders and
Associated PressJan 30 2023
Opinion
Tyre Nichols’s Death Raises Questions About Race and Policing
It feels callous and opportunistic to turn a man’s death into a moment for political and social commentary. Ghoulish pundits with tendentious takes are a staple of the 24-hour social media and cable news circus. A mother has lost a son. A young man, by all accounts, wholly innocent of any crime, has lost his life in a most degrading and brutal way. The decent, immediate human response is
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Sep 12 2023
News
Ex-Memphis officers charged with civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols killing
The Justice Department on Tuesday filed federal criminal charges against five former Memphis police officers, accusing them of violating the civil rights of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after being severely beaten during a traffic stop in January. The four-count indictment represents the latest in a series of punitive actions against the former officers, who already face state murder
Spokesman ReviewSep 13 2023
News
Four officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols plead not guilty to federal charges
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
Daily MemphianSep 12 2023
News
5 former Memphis police officers charged with federal crimes in Tyre Nichols death
United Press InternationalNov 03 2023
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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
News
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-Tribune