The not guilty verdict was still echoing across Memphis as Tyre Nichols’ family and supporters gathered in front of the National Civil Rights Museum Thursday to make sense of the trial’s outcome.
3 former Memphis officers acquitted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he fled a traffic stop
A jury took about 8 1/2 hours over two days to find Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a trial in state court in Memphis.
Ex-officer says he regrets his failure to stop the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills Jr. testified Tuesday that he regrets his failure to stop the beating of Tyre Nichols after Nichols ran away from a traffic stop in 2023.
Former Memphis officers were frustrated when they fatally beat Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says
Opening arguments have begun in the case of three former Tennessee police officers charged with second-degree murder charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. A prosecutor Monday said that the ex-officers were frustrated, angry and full of adrenaline when they fatally beat Tyre Nichols after he ran away after a 2023 traffic stop.
Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating
Three former Memphis police officers have been convicted in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced.
A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo of the badly injured man on the night he was punched, kicked and hit with a police baton following a traffic stop, according to trial testimony Wednesday. Brittany Leake, a Memphis officer and Demetrius Haley’s former girlfriend, testified during the criminal […]
Nashville police must report their use of force to Metro Council quarterly under new policy
Nashville’s Metro Council passed legislation Tuesday requiring the city’s police to provide quarterly use of force reports to the body.
The family of a man shot by Mt. Juliet police wants the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate
Late last year, a Mt. Juliet police officer fatally shot 39-year-old Eric Jermaine Allen. Last week, a Wilson County grand jury decided not to pursue charges against Police Sgt. Josh Lo. Now, Allen’s family and local organizers are calling for Lo to face a federal investigation.
Tyre Nichols case puts spotlight on Tennessee’s policing priorities
The beating of Tyre Nichols in police custody is renewing concerns about how top leaders are addressing police abuses statewide, including in Nashville.
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