Ex-Memphis police supervisor says there was 'no need' for …
WEB1 day ago · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — There was “no need” for five Memphis police officers to punch, kick, and hit Tyre Nichols with a baton on the night he was fatally beaten after a traffic stop, their former supervisor testified Thursday in the federal trial for three of the officers. Dewayne Smith told the court he was a Memphis police lieutenant who ...
More Memphis Police Officers Testify Condemning Beating Of …
WEB1 day ago · City of Memphis via Associated Press. Multiple former Memphis police officers condemned the policing tactics of their own department during high-profile testimony this week in the federal trial against three officers who participated in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7, 2023, after a traffic stop. One officer spoke about the shame of ...
Former Memphis police officer admits beating 'helpless' Tyre …
WEB3 days ago · Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis Police Department officer, leaves U.S. Federal Court on Aug. 23, in Memphis, Tenn. Martin gave graphic testimony Wednesday at a federal civil rights trial ...
Hours of additional video show what officers did and said after …
WEBJan 31, 2024 · MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — About 21 hours of newly released video and audio are revealing more about what first responders including the five fired police officers charged in the violent beating death of Tyre Nichols did and said the night Nichols was pulled over and mortally injured.
Memphis Police Department after Tyre Nichols killing pressured …
WEBSep 12, 2023 · The former Memphis police officers are charged in the January killing of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who was handcuffed and brutally beaten by officers following a traffic stop.
What we know about the 5 Memphis police officers charged ... - NBC News
WEBTadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith were fired on Jan. 20 after an administrative investigation found they had violated department policy on the...
7th Memphis officer disciplined, EMTs fired in Nichols death
WEBFeb 2, 2023 · Memphis Police Department officers used a stun gun, a baton and their fists as they pummeled Nichols during the nighttime arrest. Video shows Nichols running away from officers toward his house after he was pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving.
Tyre Nichols Death: 5 Officers Charged With Murder in Memphis Police ...
WEBJan 27, 2023 · Five fired Memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man hospitalized after a confrontation with police during a traffic stop...
Justice Dept. Opens Civil Rights Investigation of Memphis Police
WEBJul 27, 2023 · The Justice Department said on Thursday that it had begun a sweeping civil rights investigation into policing in Memphis, digging into allegations of pervasive problems with excessive force and...
DOJ to review Memphis Police Department in the wake of Tyre ... - NBC News
WEBMar 8, 2023 · The U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday it will review the Memphis Police Department, including its use of force and de-escalation tactics, in the wake of Tyre Nichols ' death...
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