Two more law enforcement officers are under investigation in connection to the death of Tyre Nichols.
Dramatic police body camera footage shows the officers pepper spraying Nichols while he’s restrained.Nichols can be heard screaming and repeatedly calling “Mom!” during the incident.Memphis Police Department/AFP viThough only five Memphis police officers were charged in the attack, video footage released Friday shows that several more cops were present for the beatdown.
Dramatic police body camera footage shows the five police officers punching, kicking, pepper spraying, tasering and verbally threatening Nichols while he’s restrained in handcuffs. Nichols can be heard screaming and repeatedly calling “Mom!” during the incident, which took place just 100 yards from his home.
MPD officers Desmond Mills,Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean and Demetrius Haley were charged in Nichols’ murder.The five police department cops — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith — were , as well as aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression in addition to second-degree murder.
They were fired from the department last week after an internal investigation found that they used excessive force and failed their duties to intervene and render aid.Sheriff Floyd Bonner said two of deputies are under investigation in connection to Nichols’ murder.
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