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Authorities on Friday evening released bodycam footage of five Memphis police officers beating motorist Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop. Five ex-Memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder and kidnapping on Thursday in the death of a black motorist. The officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith – were fired on Friday after the motorist, Tyre Nichols, died following a violent confrontation during a January 7 traffic stop. Video of the police officers beating Tyre Nichols was released Friday evening as Antifa and BLM incite riots. Memphis businesses have boarded up in...
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Government officials are calling for calm ahead of the planned nationwide protests over the Tyre Nichols bodycam footage, which will be released tonight, as the Georgia governor activated 1,000 National Guard troops and Capitol Hill amped up security. Many cities, including Memphis and New York City, are gearing up to protest after the gruesome footage, which has been described as worse than Rodney King, on the Memphis Police Department's YouTube page at 7pm. Police are releasing the footage later a night to allow people to get home beforehand. Nichols, 29, was brutally beaten like a 'human piñata' by five Memphis,...
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Video footage of incident between Tyre Nichols and Memphis Police Department Posted on January 27, 2023 These videos were recorded on the evening of January 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Video 1 is a police-issued body-worn camera near the intersection of Raines and Ross Rd. Videos 2, 3, and 4 are video footage at the second location, a residential neighborhood. Video 2 is from a pole camera and contains no audio. Videos 3 and 4 are police-issued body-worn camera videos. These videos have been redacted pursuant to T.C.A. § 10-7-501, et. seq. WARNING: The video contains graphic content and language....
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Some of the five ex-officers in Memphis charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols were part of an elite crime-fighting unit that is now under scrutiny. Scorpion - which stands for "Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods" - is a 50-person unit with the mission of bringing down crime levels in particular areas. The police chief has now ordered a review of all specialised police units. This is not the first time the Scorpion unit has attracted controversy. It was launched in October 2021 with a focus on high-impact crimes such as car thefts and gang-related offences....
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Four of the five Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols have been released on a combined $1million bond after yesterday being arrested. Justin Smith, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III and Tadarrius Bean have all now been released from Shelby County Jail, according to court records. A fifth office, Demetrius Haley is still in jail with a $350,000 bond, with all five charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct, and official oppression. Tyre Nichols, 29, died in hospital on January 10, three days after a traffic stop...
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Tyre Nichols video to be released Friday: What we know (According to this video area schools and other functions are closed today due to the release of the video. Tyre's Ma calls for peaceful protest)
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Five fired Memphis police officers were charged on Thursday with second-degree murder over the death of Tyre Nichols - who died three days after being beaten during a January 7 traffic stop. Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith, who are all black, are now in custody. In addition to second degree murder the five were also charged with aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. On Thursday afternoon DA Steve Mulroy briefed the press, saying his team had moved 'swiftly, but also fairly' to review the case that led to the...
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The five Memphis police officers fired after the fatal beating of motorist Tyre Nichols have each been charged with murder, according to local reports. The officers surrendered and were being held at the Shelby County jail, Tennessee’s Action News 5 reported Thursday. All five will face charges of aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression in addition to second-degree murder.
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Authorities in Tennessee are preparing for the release of police officer body cam footage of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died three days after a traffic stop on Jan. 7. Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis gave an address Wednesday evening and called Nichols’ death "heinous, reckless and inhumane," cautioning people not to react violently after seeing the footage. "This is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity towards another individual," Davis said, saying the five officers and others who were involved in his death "failed our community, and they failed the Nichols family....
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In Idaho a plea deal in a case involving Libertarian activist Ammon Bundy. Bundy arrested last March at St. Luke's Hospital in Boise for trespassing when objected to the seizure of Baby Cyrus Anderson from his parents. The child later released to the custody of the parents and the case against them dropped... Meanwhile St. Luke's Hospital is taking Ammon Bundy to court in a civil case over his defense of child wrongfully taken to the hospital. Bundy believes that the hospital is: "trying to take everything I own"... Seven people shot and killed at two farms in Half Moon...
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UPDATE: Memphis Police announced the five MPD officers involved in the arrest of Tyre Nichols have been fired. The following officers have been terminated: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith. Memphis Police posted this statement to Twitter as well as Facebook and provided the following photos. “The Memphis Police Department has conclude its administrative investigation into the tragic death of Mr. Tyre Nichols. After a thorough review of the circumstances surrounding this incident, we have determined that five (5) MPD officers violated multiple department policies, including excessive use of force, duty to intervene,...
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