Three former Memphis police officers were convicted of federal felonies on Oct. 3 following the death of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old black man who died after being beaten by police during a traffic stop last year. Nichols’s death sparked national outrage after police video showed he was beaten, pepper sprayed, and shocked with a stun […]
Desmond Mills Jr., one of the five former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal civil rights and conspiracy charges, prosecutors said. Mills, 33, had previously pleaded not guilty back in September to the federal civil rights offenses and to state charges of second-degree […]
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, indicted five ex-Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives on counts of federal civil rights violations, conspiracy, and obstruction, all linked to the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Mr. Nichols’ death, which occurred after he was beaten, pepper sprayed, and shocked with a stun […]
Five former police officers were arraigned on murder charges in the death of Tyre Nichols on Feb. 17. The officers pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression. They are all out on bond. Their next hearing was scheduled for May 1. The Nichols case is the latest […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—Five former Memphis police officers on Friday pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges stemming from last month’s death of Tyre Nichols. Police video captured images of the officers beating and kicking Nichols, hitting him with a baton, spraying him with pepper spray and firing a stun gun at him on Jan. […]
More Memphis police officers are expected to face disciplinary charges following further findings from an investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols, an official said on Tuesday. Jennifer Sink, chief legal officer for the city of Memphis, told council members that the number of officers disciplined for policy violations could rise to 13, noting that […]
The Memphis Police Department fired a sixth officer on Friday as it announced further findings from its internal investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols. Nichols, 29, passed away in the hospital on Jan. 10, three days after a violent encounter with five Memphis police officers during a traffic stop that ultimately ended with Nichols succumbing […]
Vice President Kamala Harris attended the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old FedEx worker who died three days after a violent interaction with police. Harris was invited to the Memphis, Tennessee, funeral during her phone call with the victim’s mother RowVaughn Wells on Jan. 31, according to family attorney Ben Crump’s statement to NBC News. “Vice President Harris […]
The Memphis Fire Department said it fired three employees following the release of video footage that showed the deadly arrest of Tyre Nichols and the immediate aftermath. Nichols, 29, died in hospital on Jan. 10, three days after his violent encounter with Memphis police officers when they tried to arrest him in a traffic stop gone […]
Former President Donald Trump filed a $49 million lawsuit on Jan. 30 against journalist Bob Woodward for releasing audio recordings of interviews Trump gave him in 2019 and 2020. A sixth Memphis officer has been taken off the force after the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols. It comes on the heels of a weekend […]
A sixth Memphis police officer has been relieved of duty in connection to the assault and death investigation of Tyre Nichols, a Memphis Police Department (MPD) official announced on Monday. MPD Officer Preston Hemphill was suspended and is on administrative leave, said Memphis police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph. It is unclear what Hemphill’s role was in […]
Five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols will be arraigned on Feb. 17, according to court records. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith were charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, and a slew of other charges stemming from a traffic stop earlier this month […]
The Memphis Police Department has permanently disbanded its special “Scorpion” unit a day after the city publicly released video footage of the arrest of Tyre Nichols. Nichols, 29, was engaged in a violent encounter with police officers in Memphis on Jan. 7 after a traffic stop, during which he attempted to flee and resisted police […]
Protesters have organized in several U.S. cities on Friday night following the release of body camera footage of the killing of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers. The five former officers allegedly involved in the killing of Nichols were arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Thursday. After footage showing a violent struggle between Nichols […]
The city of Memphis late Friday released video clips from earlier this month, showing a violent struggle between Tyre Nichols and five former Memphis police officers who are now charged with Nichols’ murder. The five—Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith—were arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Thursday […]
A federal judge in California paused the state’s so-called COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation law that has been challenged by doctors in two lawsuits, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. NTD’s Stefania Cox speaks with an attorney representing the doctors. Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Tyre […]
Five former Memphis police officers have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 10 death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a black man. Now-fired Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith—who are also black—have been accused of severely beating Nichols during a Jan. […]
