Multiple former Memphis police officers condemned the policing tactics of their own department during high-profile testimony this week in the federal trial against three officers who participated in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7, 2023, after a traffic stop. One officer spoke about the shame of his involvement in that attack. Ex-Memphis … Read more
MEMPHIS — Memphis Police Department Lt. Larnce Wright said Thursday that three former officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, did not follow department policy when they beat him in January 2023 — testimony that contradicted the argument presented by defense attorneys earlier in the week. Nichols died three days … Read more
A former Memphis, Tennessee, police officer who was charged in connection with the beating death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, pleaded guilty to excessive use of force Friday, just weeks before his federal trial was slated to begin, according to authorities. Emmitt Martin III also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to tamper with a … Read more
The Tennessee Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would restrict local governments’ power to pass police reform measures — and would undo a police reform ordinance that Memphis’ City Council passed after police there beat Tyre Nichols, a Black man, to death last year. The GOP-led state Senate passed the bill by a vote … Read more
Deion Byrd would have turned 26 years old on Jan. 31. His father, Marcus Byrd, told HuffPost that Deion usually spent his birthdays with his family, watching television and eating some of his mother’s cooking at their home in Memphis, Tennessee. “He liked joking and things like that,” Marcus said. “He wanted to rap and … Read more
Tyre Nichols was about two minutes from his home on the night of Jan. 7, 2023, when Memphis police stopped him. Police vehicles surrounded him, and officers shouted threats and demanded he get out of his car. In the next moments, all caught on body-worn cameras, officers pulled the 29-year-old from his vehicle, then took … Read more
