Tag: Memphis
Memphis Says It Will Not Yet Agree to Federal Oversight of Police Department
The city’s mayor reiterated his reluctance to enter a consent decree after the Justice Department found a pattern of discrimination and excessive forc [...]
Memphis Police Used Excessive Force and Discriminated Against Black Residents, Justice Dept. Finds
The Police Department had been under scrutiny since January 2023, when officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after pulling him [...]
Former Memphis Officer Apologizes for His Role in Tyre Nichols’s Death
Desmond Mills Jr., who testified against his former colleagues, broke down in court, saying, “I made his child fatherless.”
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A Trial Over Tyre Nichols’s Death Begins as Memphis Is in a New Bind
As three police officers face a federal trial, the city is embroiled in a standoff with state Republican leaders over its policing and public safety p [...]
Second Memphis Officer to Change Plea in Death of Tyre Nichols
Court documents show that the former officer is set to change his not-guilty plea to federal charges, less than three weeks before he was set to face [...]
Memphis Releases New Footage From Night of Tyre Nichols’s Fatal Beating
The additional 21 hours of recordings offer a fuller picture of what happened after the traffic stop, but they do not show what led to it.
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Former Memphis Officer Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Tyre Nichols’s Death
The ex-officer pleaded guilty to two felony counts, becoming the first to admit culpability in the fatal beating of Mr. Nichols. As part of a plea dea [...]
Memphis to Release More Findings From Tyre Nichols Investigation
The city will post 20 hours of additional video and audio from the night five officers brutally beat Mr. Nichols, as well as details about charges in [...]
Tyre Nichols video shows fatal beating by Memphis cops
Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died earlier this month after he was pulled over by Memphis police who violently beat him for three minutes, [...]
Tyre Nichols: Memphis releases video of his brutal beating after a traffic stop
Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died earlier this month after he was pulled over by Memphis police who violently beat him for three minutes, [...]
Memphis police release Tyre Nichols video
Video of five Memphis police officers punching and kicking Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died after police escalated a traffic stop o [...]
Who needs LeBron James? Luka Doncic, Ja Morant put NBA in strong media position
Ja Morant #12 of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket to shoot against the Golden State Warriors in the second half of Game Three of the Western [...]
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