Tyre Nichols

Defense lawyers in Tyre Nichols case want jury to hear evidence about items found in his car

A federal judge is considering whether the eventual jury at the trial of four former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols should hear evidence that Nichols had a hallucinogenic drug and stolen credit cards in his car that night.

Police officers’ trial on civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols death to stay in Memphis, judge says

Tennessee governor signs bill to undo Memphis traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death

Relatives of Tyre Nichols, George Floyd and Eric Garner say lack of police reform is frustrating

Bill to undo Memphis’ traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death headed to governor’s desk

Video shows Memphis police talking about Tyre Nichols following beating

Additional video from Memphis police show officers talking about Tyre Nichols after he was fatally beaten. The video shows that much their comments suggest officers and paramedics appeared fixated with the idea that he was high on drugs. (Jan. 30)

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Memphis judge postpones state trial in Tyre Nichols death until end of federal trial

A judge has indefinitely postponed the state court trial of four former Memphis officers charged with second-degree murder in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols until after the conclusion of a federal court trial on civil rights violations.

Tennessee lawmakers advance bill to undo Memphis’ traffic stop reforms after Tyre Nichols death

Republican Tennessee House lawmakers have advanced a bill to undo the reforms to police traffic stops made by Memphis officials in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by officers last January.

Witness thought Tyre Nichols was already dead at the scene of police beating, new documents show

The city of Memphis has released additional documents tied to the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five police officers, a brutal attack captured on video that sparked outrage and intensified calls for police reform.

Federal trial of former Memphis officers in Tyre Nichols beating death pushed back 4 months

A judge has pushed back for four months the federal court trial in the case of four former Memphis police officers charged with civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.

Prosecutors detail possible expert witnesses in federal case against officers in Tyre Nichols death

Court documents show that Memphis Police Department trainers are prepared to testify in the federal civil rights case against four former Memphis police officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols that the officers used force inconsistent with their training and failed to prevent their colleagues

Hours of additional video show what officers did and said after fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

The city of Memphis Tennessee has released about 21 more hours of video and audio in the case of five former police officers charged with the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols.

Memphis, Tennessee, police chief to serve in interim role under new mayor

Officials say the Memphis police chief who was in charge when Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten by five officers will serve on an interim basis under a newly elected mayor.

City council committee recommends replacing Memphis police chief, 1 year after Tyre Nichols death

A Memphis City Council committee has voted to recommend that police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis be replaced, a year after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers generated intense criticism of her department and led to a federal investigation into how it fights crime.

Tyre Nichols’ family gathers for vigil 1 year after police brutally beat him

Tyre Nichols’ loved ones have gathered in remembrance at the site where police fatally beat the Black man one year ago.

Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols’ death had some violations in prior prison guard job

One of the five former Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols had incurred some policy violations in a prior prison guard job and faced accusations of excessive force that his department deemed unfounded or unsubstantiated.

August trial date set for officers charged in Tyre Nichols killing

A judge has set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January.

Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

A former Memphis police officer has pleaded guilty in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course.

Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court

A former Memphis police officer is changing his plea from not guilty on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights when he was fatally beaten after a traffic stop in January.

Lawyer makes unconfirmed claim that Tyre Nichols had stolen items in car before beating death

A lawyer for a former Memphis officer made an unconfirmed claim in court filings in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols that investigators found the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and stolen credit cards in Nichols’ car from his fatal Jan. 7 encounter with police.

Judge denies request by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in Tyre Nichols death

A judge has denied requests by three former Memphis officers to have separate trials in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.

Federal judge sets May trial date for 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols beating

A judge has set a May trial date for five former Memphis police officers who have pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.

Lawyers argue 3 former officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death should have separate trials

Defense lawyers say three former Memphis police officers accused of fatally beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop should have separate trials because they have different levels of responsibility than two other former colleagues who also are charged with murder in the highly publicized case.

5th former Memphis officer pleads not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

A fifth former Memphis police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.

4 former officers plead not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols beating

Four former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal civil rights charges in the violent beating and death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop nine months ago.

5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death

Five former Memphis police officers have been charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols. The five were indicted Tuesday in U.S.

3 of 5 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death want separate trials

A Tennessee judge has set a September court hearing to discuss requests by three of five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols to face separate trials.

District attorney drops at least 30 cases that involved officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols

A district attorney in Tennessee has said his office has dropped 30 to 40 cases involving the five former officers who have been charged with second-degree murder in the January beating death of Tyre Nichols.

How 6 Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 Black men

Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have pleaded guilty to a racist assault on Michael Corey Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker.

White ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid

Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi have pleaded guilty to federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized during a home raid that ended when an officer shot one of the men in the mouth.

Justice Department investigating Memphis policing methods, months after Tyre Nichols’ death

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating how Memphis Police Department officers use force and conduct arrests, nearly seven months after the violent beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers after a traffic stop.

City of Memphis, police chief oppose effort to delay lawsuit in Tyre Nichols case

The city of Memphis and its police chief are opposing efforts to pause a federal lawsuit about the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

Judge considers which records to release in case against ex-officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols

Five former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols have made a brief court appearance as a judge considers which records should be released to the public as part of the highly-publicized case that intensified calls for police reform in the U.S.

Officers sued by Tyre Nichols’ family want to pause lawsuit until criminal case is resolved

Lawyers for some of the Memphis officers named in a federal lawsuit over the death of Tyre Nichols are asking that the civil case be put on hold until the criminal case is finished.

Tennessee panel suspends former officer’s certification for now in Tyre Nichols’ death

A state commission has voted to temporarily suspend a former officer from serving in law enforcement in Tennessee while a federal investigation proceeds into the death of Tyre Nichols.

California skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed last January in what prosecutors said was a fatal beating by police in Tennessee during a traffic stop.