(Updated Jan. 27, 2023)
A grand jury returned indictments on Thursday against the five officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith — with charges that include kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression, in addition to second-degree murder, prosecutors said. The officers, all of whom are Black, were fired last week.
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Police body camera and pole camera footage captured the moments when Memphis police officers fatally beat Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop. Nichols was hospitalized for three days after the encounter before dying.
Her son was beaten to death approximately 100 yards from her home, and at a Friday news conference, she pleaded with other parents not to allow their children to watch it.