US EditionEx-Memphis officer cries as he recounts beating of Tyre Nichols
- Desmond Mills Jr. became emotional while testifying, recalling the video where he drew his police baton and warned fellow officers near Tyre Nichols to "watch out."
- Mills described removing his body camera after an officer signaled to him, as he wished to share something, while witnessing others attacking Nichols.
- Jurors viewed Mills' body camera footage showing him pepper spraying Nichols and observing officers Bean and Smith hitting Nichols without attempting to handcuff him.
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What the Prosecution’s Case Has Revealed About Tyre Nichols’s Death
Federal prosecutors rested their case on Thursday against three former Memphis police officers who face civil rights and obstruction charges in the beating and death of Tyre Nichols last year. Over a dozen days, prosecutors called nearly 20 witnesses as they pressed their argument that the former officers, Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith, had both deprived Mr. Nichols of his civil rights in a Jan. 7, 2023, traffic stop and consp…
Ex-officer who pleaded guilty in Tyre Nichols case cries during testimony
Jason Marz/Getty Images (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — A former officer who pleaded guilty to charges connected to the death of Tyre Nichols became emotional during his testimony Tuesday in the federal trial of three ex-Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 beating death of Nichols. “I wish I would’ve stopped the punches. It hurts to watch. It hurts inside so much,” said Desmond Mills Jr., who cried during his testimony, accord…
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Ex-officer testifies in tears he's sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. 'I made his child fatherless'
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights testified in tears Tuesday, saying he
'I'm sorry': Ex-MPD officer Desmond Mills cries on stand in Tyre Nichols testimony
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- One of the former Memphis Police Scorpion Unit officers accused in the beating of Tyre Nichols testified on Tuesday in the federal trial charging three of the five officers with civil rights violations. Desmond Mills was called to the stand Tuesday. Mills was one of the five officers originally charged in the case, but he took a deal and pleaded guilty to federal civil rights and conspiracy charges last November. Ex-Memphi…
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.
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