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Memphis' mayor pushes back against feds' calls for major reforms of city's police force
Read full article: Memphis' mayor pushes back against feds' calls for major reforms of city's police forceMemphis’ mayor is pushing back against the need for a Justice Department deal to enact reforms in light of the scathing findings of an investigation into the Memphis Police Department.
Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department finds
Read full article: Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, Justice Department findsThe Memphis Police Department uses excessive force and discriminates against Black people, according to the findings of a U.S. Department of Justice investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in 2023.
2 ex-officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols get home detention while 1 stays in jail
Read full article: 2 ex-officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols get home detention while 1 stays in jailA federal judge has ruled that two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction of justice in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will be released from jail ahead of sentencing in January.
Police delivered a 'beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closing
Read full article: Police delivered a 'beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closingClosing arguments are underway in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a fatal beating.
Ex-officer testifies in tears he's sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. 'I made his child fatherless'
Read full article: Ex-officer testifies in tears he's sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. 'I made his child fatherless'A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights testified in tears Tuesday, saying that he made Nichols’ young son fatherless, and that he’s sorry and wishes he had stopped the punches.
A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
Read full article: A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriendA 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.
Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn't follow police training, lieutenant testifies
Read full article: Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn't follow police training, lieutenant testifiesA police lieutenant has testified that three former officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols did not comply with Memphis Police Department training policies when they punched, kicked and hit the 29-year-old motorist with a baton after a traffic stop.
Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of 'run tax,' prosecutor says
Read full article: Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of 'run tax,' prosecutor saysThree former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols stood by his body and laughed after pummeling him in an attack caught on video.
Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death
Read full article: Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols deathA judge has denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.
5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
Read full article: 5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating deathFive former Memphis police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.
1st officer in Nichols arrest accused of brutality at prison
Read full article: 1st officer in Nichols arrest accused of brutality at prisonYears before a Memphis police officer pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, the officer was accused of taking part in the savage beating of an inmate at a county prison.
Jury may not hear cops' admissions in Tyre Nichols’ beating
Read full article: Jury may not hear cops' admissions in Tyre Nichols’ beatingIt was a stunning revelation: One of the officers involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols took a cellphone photo of the bloodied and handcuffed man and shared it with five other people.
Memphis officer took, shared photos of bloodied Tyre Nichols
Read full article: Memphis officer took, shared photos of bloodied Tyre NicholsDocuments released Tuesday provide a scathing account of what authorities are calling the “blatantly unprofessional” conduct of five officers involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop last month — including new revelations about how one officer took and shared pictures of the bloodied victim.