Ex-Memphis Police Officers Convicted in Connection with Brutal Beating Death of Tyre Nichols
One officer was convicted of violating Nichols' civil rights by causing bodily injury, while all three were convicted of witness tampering.
What’s next for the now-convicted former MPD officers accused in Tyre Nichols’ death?
The 19-day federal trial wrapped up Thursday after a mixed verdict for Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean and Demetrius Haley – all of them, though, were convicted of witness tampering.
Some perplexed at jury's mixed verdict in trial for 3 former officers in Tyre Nichols' death
Moments after a federal judge read the partial convictions in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, an activist outside the courtroom could not contain his shock.
Jurors reach split decision in federal civil rights trial for former Memphis Police officers, charged with Tyre Nichols' death
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were tried together as co-defendants facing federal civil rights charges related to Tyre Nichols' death.
Three Memphis police officers convicted in Tyre Nichols beating but cleared of major civil rights charges
Three former Memphis police officers have been convicted in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the most severe civil rights charges.
3 ex-officers convicted in federal civil rights violation trial of Tyre Nichols
Former officers Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean, and Demetrius Haley, were accused of federal civil rights violations against Tyre Nichols.
Prosecutor Says Police Delivered 'Beatdown' That Killed Tyre Nichols
Three police officers face up to life in prison if convicted of the killing. The jury was expected to begin deliberating Thursday.
Former Memphis Police officers convicted on tampering charges in Tyre Nichols case
A jury handed down a mixed verdict on Thursday for three former Memphis Police officers who were involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023. Two of the three officers were acquitted on civil rights charges stemming from Nichols death, but all three were convicted on charges of witness tampering.
'I needed to see justice': Tyre Nichols’ friends react to verdict for ex-Memphis officers
On Thursday, jurors convicted Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith of witness tampering. Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges. Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, but convicted of the lesser charge of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury.
Mixed verdict against former officers in Tyre Nichols beating death case
Tyre Nichols, 29, died three days after he was beaten by police after fleeing a traffic stop in January 2023 in Memphis.
Three former Memphis police officers found guilty in Tyre Nichols' death
After a nearly monthlong trial, a jury found three Memphis police officers guilty on counts related to the killing of Tyre Nichols.
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Former Memphis Cops Guilty of Witness Tampering, Acquitted of Severe Civil Rights Charges in Tyre Nichols' Fatal Beating Case
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