A lawyer for a former Memphis officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols said in court documents that investigators found the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and stolen credit cards in Nichols’ car when he was pulled over in a traffic stop that led to the confrontation between Nichols and police, but authorities looking into the death have not confirmed the claims
A lawyer for one of five former Memphis officers charged with fatally beating Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop said in court documents that investigators found a hallucinogenic drug and stolen credit cards in the Black man's car when he was pulled over, but authorities have not confirmed the claims. A lawyer for Justin Smith said the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's inventory of Nichols' car showed he had psilocybin, a substance found in mushrooms, when police stopped him Jan.
The officers said Nichols was pulled over for driving recklessly, but police officials have said there is no evidence to support that claim. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Memphis declined to comment. The Shelby County district attorney and lawyers for Nichols' family, have not responded to questions about the accusations by Smith's lawyer, which were made in a court filing Thursday demanding federal prosecutors hand over Nichols' cell phone records to the defense.
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