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Jury Acquits Former Memphis Police Officers in Tyre Nichols Murder Case

In a recent trial in Tennessee, judges determined that three former officers from the Memphis Police Department (MPD) were not guilty of charges related to the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith were acquitted of multiple charges, which included two counts of murder, aggravated assault, along with two counts […]

Three ex-Memphis police officers acquitted in Tyre Nichols case

Former Tennessee Troopers Acquitted in Tyre Nichols Case Three former Tennessee state troopers charged in the deadly assault on Tyre Nichols in January 2023 were found not guilty of all charges, including second-degree murder. The jury took just over eight hours after a nine-day trial in Memphis to reach their verdict. While Tadallius Bean, Demetrius […]

Three ex-Memphis officers found not guilty in Tyre Nichols case

On Wednesday, three former Memphis officers were found not guilty of all charges, including second-degree murder, related to the fatal incident involving Tyre Nichols, who fled a traffic stop in 2023. After a trial spanning nine days, the judge deliberated for about eight and a half hours over two days before reaching the decision regarding […]

Police expert says officers who killed Tyre Nichols used excessive force

Police Training Experts Acknowledge Excessive Force in Tyre Nichols Case During the trial of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal assault of Tyre Nichols, police training experts admitted that the kicks and punches to Nichols’ head were unnecessary and excessive. On the sixth day of the trial for Tadarius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and […]

Officers in Tyre Nichols death convicted of fatal beating, acquitted of federal charges 

Three former Memphis, Tenn., police officers involved in the fatal beating of Tire Nichols were found guilty Thursday of witness tampering, but two were acquitted of federal civil rights charges. Tadarius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were all found guilty Thursday afternoon after jurors deliberated for about six hours. Bean and Smith were acquitted […]

Three Former Officers Found Guilty Of Lesser Charges In Tyre Nichols Fatal Beating

On Thursday, three former Memphis police officers were found guilty of witness tampering in connection with the 2023 beating and death of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of more serious federal civil rights violations. . After six hours of deliberation, the jury found Tadarius Beane, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith guilty of attempting to […]

3 ex-officers convicted in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

Three former Memphis police officers were found guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023, a death that sparked nationwide protests and called for broader changes in policing. He was acquitted of the most severe charges.. Jurors deliberated for about six hours and returned mixed verdicts against Ta'Darius Bean, Demetrius Haley and […]