A former Memphis police officer testified under a plea deal that he participated in covering up the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols to protect his job. Desmond Mills, who returned to the stand for a second day in the trial of three former colleagues, admitted to hoping that Nichols would survive and the incident would blow over.
Mills confessed to going along with the cover-up, stating that he needed his job for his family's sake. He mentioned having three young children and expressed regret for his role in making Nichols' child fatherless.
