Emmitt Martin is one of five former officers charged in Nichols' death on Jan. 7, 2023.
A former Tennessee police officer charged in the fatal beating of Memphis motorist Tyre Nichols intends to change his not guilty plea in federal court on Friday, according to court filings .
The five were indicted in September on federal charges that they deprived the 29-year-old FedEx worker and father of his rights through excessive force and failure to intervene and obstructed justice through witness tampering. Martin was the second officer to have contact with Nichols and he assisted Haley in forcing Nichols from his vehicle after a traffic stop, according to documents filed in the case to permanently ban Martin from working as a law enforcement officer in the state.
Nichols died in a hospital three days later. An autopsy determined he died from blows to the head and listed his death as a homicide.
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