Jury Finds Former Memphis Police Officers Not Guilty in Murder of Tyre Nichols
Elizabeth Weibel7 May 20250
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A Tennessee jury in a state trial found that three former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers were not guilty on charges relating to the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith were acquitted by the jury on charges such as second degree murder, aggravated assault, and “two counts of aggravated kidnapping,” as well as two counts of official misconduct and official oppression, according to ABC24 News.
The verdict came after the jury deliberated for roughly nine hours, according to the outlet.
In January 2023, five former MPD officers; Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Bean, Haley, and Smith were charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, and aggravated kidnapping, and official misconduct, and official oppression.
Breitbart News previously reported that the officers were charged days after Nichols died on January 10. Nichols died days after being stopped for “reckless driving.” During the stop, several “confrontations” between Nichols and the police officers occurred, and Nichols was later transported to St. Francis Hospital.
Nichols, a 29-year-old black man, died on January 10, three days after Memphis police officers stopped him for “reckless driving.”
A “confrontation occurred” between Nichols and the police officers when he was stopped around 8:30 p.m. on January 7, according to an initial statement released by authorities.
However, “another confrontation occurred,” while officers attempted to take Nichols into custody.
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