A second former Memphis police officer on Friday pleaded guilty to civil rights violations in the beating death of motorist Tyre Nichols in 2023. Former officer Emmitt Martin changed his plea in federal court, entering guilty pleas to using excessive force and witness tampering, NBC News reported. Prosecutors say they will ask for a 40 …
An autopsy determined that Tyre Nichols, the Tennessee motorist who died after a savage beating by Memphis police officers, died from blunt force injuries to the head, but the report detailed multiple injuries and systemic breakdowns in his body before he died, three days after the beating. While in the hospital, the autopsy says, Nichols …
Four of the five Memphis police officers fired from their jobs and charged with the killing of Tyre Nichols in January have now been barred from working in law enforcement in Tennessee. The Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission met Thursday for hearings on the decertification of Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin, and Justin Smith. On …
An investigation recommended that Memphis Police Lt. DeWayne Smith be fired for his role in the death of Tyre Nichols on January 7, but he announced his retirement the day before the hearing.
One of the fired officers, Demetrius Haley, reportedly took photographs of Tyre Nichols after the beating and sent them to at least 5 people.
Memphis Police on Friday fired a sixth officer in connection with the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols earlier this month, which led to Nichols’ death three days later. Preston Hemphill was already suspended for his role in the incident, as CrimeOnline previously reported. He is the first white police officer fired for the videotaped beating. …
Two more Memphis police officers have been relieved of duty and three members of the city’s fire department fired in the wake of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols earlier this month. Five officers have been fired and charged with murder in the beating, which was captured on multiple police cameras. Police released the videos …
A former Memphis police officer among those charged with murdering Tyre Nichols allegedly beat up a jail inmate almost eight years ago, NBC News reports. In 2015, Cordarlrius Sledge was serving a three-year sentence in the Shelby County Division of Corrections for aggravated assault when he alleged that two corrections officers accosted him because they …
Memphis Police announced Saturday it was deactivating its SCORPION Unit, which was involved in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols earlier this month. Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx driver and photographer, died three days after the January 7 incident, as CrimeOnline reported. The SCORPION Unit — which stands for Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in …
Five officers were fired and charged with second degree murder and other charges after Nichols died three days following the beating.
