Three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating, a police lieutenant testified Friday. 

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Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn't follow police training, lieutenant testifies

Three former officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols did not comply with Memphis Police Department training policies when they punched, kicked and hit the 29-year-old motorist after a January 2023 traffic stop, a police lieutenant testified Thursday.

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A police lieutenant has testified that three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating. Lt. Larnce Wright offered…

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Officers' reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A police lieutenant has testified that three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating. Lt. Larnce Wright offered the testimony Friday during the federal trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. The three former officers have pleaded not guilty to c…

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Officers Who Beat Tyre Nichols Went Against Training Protocol, Lieutenant Testifies

Three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating, a police lieutenant testified Friday.Larnce Wright, who trained the officers, testified about the reports written and submitted by the officers, whose federal criminal trial began Monday. The reports, known as response-to-resistance forms, must include comp…

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating, a police lieutenant testified Friday. Larnce Wright, who trained the officers, testified about the the reports written and submitted by the officers, whose federal criminal trial began Monday. The reports, known as response-to-resistan…

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By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols did not comply with Memphis Police Department training policies when they punched, kicked and hit the 29-year-old motorist after a January 2023 traffic stop, a police lieutenant testified Thursday. Lt. Larnce Wright offered the testimony during the federal trial of Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, which began Monday.  Also Th…

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Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn’t follow police training, lieutenant testifies

By ADRIAN SAINZ MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating, a police lieutenant testified Friday. Larnce Wright, who trained the officers, testified about the the reports written and submitted by the officers, whose federal criminal trial began Monday. The reports, known as resp…

Officers' reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies

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