In Tyre Nichols Case, an Out-of-Town Jury Heard a Familiar Police Defense
The acquittal of three former officers in the state trial over the fatal beating adds to a mixed series of verdicts for officers accused of wrongdoing.
Bean, Tadarrius (Memphis, Tenn, Police Officer)
Tyre Nichols’s Death: 3 Former Officers Acquitted of All State Charges
The former Memphis officers were acquitted of all charges, including second-degree murder, in the beating death of Mr. Nichols.
Tyre Nichols Death: State Trial Begins for Former Police Officers
After a mixed verdict in federal court, Tennessee prosecutors began presenting their case against three former Memphis officers charged with second-degree murder.
A Trial Over Tyre Nichols’s Death Begins as Memphis Is in a New Bind
As three police officers face a federal trial, the city is embroiled in a standoff with state Republican leaders over its policing and public safety policies.