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US jury acquits three Memphis police officers in Tyre Nichols beating death

The three former officers were found not guilty on a range of charges, including second-degree murder and kidnapping.

Al Jazeera · May 7, 2025

Jury begins deliberating fate of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

The fate of three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating of Tyre Nichols is in the hands of 12 jurors as deliberations began in the Black man's death

The Independent UK · May 6, 2025

Defense tries to chip away at murder charges against 3 ex-officers in Tyre Nichols' death

Testimony in the trial of three former Memphis officers charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols is to resume Wednesday after defense attorneys sought to chip away at accusations that the officers used unnecessary force in subduing the Black man after a traffic stop

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

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

The Independent UK · May 28, 2024

Lawyer says Black man who died after traffic stop beating had stolen items, hallucinogenic in car

A lawyer for a former Memphis officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols said in court documents that investigators found the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and stolen credit cards in Nichols’ car when he was pulled over in a traffic stop that led to the confrontation between Nichols and…

The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2023