US EditionOfficers' reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies
- Three former officers did not follow Memphis Police Department training during the beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop, testified a police lieutenant.
- Lieutenant Wright stated officers must intervene if excessive force is used by peers and cannot use force as punishment.
- Wright emphasized that officers should have utilized proper techniques, like armbars, instead of punches and kicks against Nichols, who posed no threat.
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Officers' reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies
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…
Tyre Nichols trial: Witness claims officers left vital information out of reports
UPDATE, 3:30 p.m.: Response to Resistance (RTR) forms from Bean, Smith, and Haley were approved and entered into evidence on Thursday. According to expert witness Larnce Wright, all three of the RTR forms submitted by each officer after the beating of Tyre Nichols were inaccurate in some capacity. Lieutenant Wright says officers are to fill out these forms when they experience resistance during an arrest and use force in response to this resist…
Memphis Officers' Trial: Crucial Details Omitted in Tyre Nichols Case Reports
Memphis Officers' Trial: Crucial Details Omitted in Tyre Nichols Case ReportsThree former Memphis police officers face federal charges for omitting key details in reports on Tyre Nichols' fatal beating. Police trainer testifies about inaccuracies in official documents.
Tyre Nichols trial: Officers didn't follow police training, lieutenant says - NewsConcerns
MEMPHIS, Tenn – 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 Thursday, jurors f…
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