Police delivered a 'beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closing
- Closing arguments are underway in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a fatal beating.
- Prosecutor Kathryn Gilbert stated, “They wanted it to be a beatdown. That's what it was.”
- The former officers were convicted of witness tampering but acquitted of more serious charges related to Nichols' death.
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Jury Returns Mixed Verdict For 3 Former Memphis Officers Convicted in Fatal Beating of Black Motorist Tyre Nichols
Tyre Nichols A jury on Thursday returned a mixed verdict for three former Memphis police officers convicted in Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating. Last September five ex-Memphis police officers were indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the fatal beating of black motorist Tyre Nichols. Last year, the state charged the five police officers with second-degree murder and kidnapping in the death of Tyre Nichols. The officers, Tadarrius Bean,…
Jury in Memphis convicts ex-officers on some charges in beating death of Tyre Nichols
A federal jury has convicted three former Memphis police officers of some federal civil rights violations and found them not guilty of others in the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols.Fired Memphis police detectives Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith were all convicted of obstruction of justice and witness tampering. They were also found not guilty of depriving Nichols’ of his civil rights resulting in death – the h…


Mixed verdicts for ex-cops in Tyre Nichols beating death trial
Three ex-Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced in their federal trial. After about six hours of deliberating, the jury convicted Tadarrius ...
Ex-Memphis officers guilty of lesser charge in Tyre Nichols death | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
A federal jury convicted three former Memphis police officers of lesser charges today stemming from the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols, but cleared them of more serious charges that could have resulted in life in prison, local media reported.
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