BREAKING: Five former Memphis, Tennessee, officers who were fired over the death of Tyre Nichols have turned themselves in, CBS News has confirmed.
have been charged with second-degree murder, according to online jail records. Nichols died after a violent arrest by police earlier this month. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy is expected to hold a press conference Thursday afternoon and was expected to be joined by the FBI.
Fired officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith were all charged with second-degree murder and other charges, according to Shelby County Jail inmate records.were fired last week, but Memphis Police Director Cerelyn"CJ" Davis said other officers are still being investigated for violating department policy. Nichols was Black, as are the five officers involved in the arrest. From left, former Memphis police officers Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean are seen in a combination of undated photographs. They were terminated after their involvement in a traffic stop that ended with the death of Tyre Nichols.Video footage of the arrest has been shown to Nichols' family, but has not been made public, though local officials have pledged to release it this week or next week. Davis made a plea to residents of the city to protest peacefully when video of the arrest is released. "This is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual," Davis said in a video statement that was released late Wednesday on social media. Ben Crump, the attorney representing Nichols' family, said police video the family viewed showed Nichols — a 29-year-old FedEx worker and father — was shocked, pepper-sprayed and restrained when he was pulled over for a traffic stop near his home. Nichols was returning home from a suburban park, where he had taken photos of the sunset. The legal team said officers beat Nichols for three minutes in a"savage" encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King. A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Jan. 17, 2023, in Memphis, Tennessee. Nichols was killed following a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7. He died three days later, on Jan. 10.
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