Nation Aug 28 Judge orders new trial for 3 Memphis ex-officers convicted over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols By Associated Press
Nation May 07 3 former Memphis police officers acquitted in state trial over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols Three former Memphis officers were acquitted Wednesday of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop in 2023. By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press
Nation Dec 05 WATCH: Memphis won’t sign police reform agreement with DOJ following Tyre Nichols report, mayor says Mayor Paul Young said at a news conference Thursday that Memphis has already made hundreds of positive changes since the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press
Nation Dec 04 Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, DOJ probe finds The 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. By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press
Nation Oct 03 Watch 5:05 Former Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols beating death Three former Memphis police officers were found guilty of witness tampering following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. John Yang reports. By John Yang, Karina Cuevas, Azhar Merchant
Oct 03 Jury delivers mixed verdict for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ beating death By Adrian Sainz, Kristin M. Hall, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press Three former Memphis officers were found guilty Thursday of witness tampering in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of federal civil rights violations in a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes… Continue reading
Sep 09 Jury selection begins for federal civil rights trial into fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Nichols was pulled over in January 2023 and ran from police after he was yanked out of his car. Officers caught up with Nichols and pummeled him in a Memphis neighborhood, police video showed. Continue reading
Sep 09 Jury selection in trial for 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death set to begin By Adrian Sainz, Associated Press Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith have pleaded not guilty to depriving Nichols of his rights through excessive force and failing to intervene and obstructing justice through witness tampering. Continue reading
Aug 22 A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea By Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press A second former Memphis police officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea in the case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform. Continue reading
Mar 28 Tennessee Gov. Lee signs bill to undo Memphis traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press By enacting the legislation, the Republican governor sided with GOP lawmakers who forged ahead despite pleas from Nichols' parents to give them a chance to find compromise. Continue reading