Two Memphis officers charged with murder in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols have received reprimands in connection with forcible arrests in the past, according to a new report.
Mills had previously received a written reprimand over his failure to fill out a “Response to Resistance” form after he helped another officer forcibly arrest a woman in 2019. According to the case summary, the woman was drunk and resisting arrest, so Mills “grabbed [her] by the arms, taking her down to the ground.” He then “placed her arms behind her back and another officer put handcuffs on her,” the case summary said.
In that incident, Haley “grabbed” the suspect “by the arm and turned her around to be handcuff as she resisted arrest,” according to the case summary. He then helped another officer force her into the back seat of the squad car, documents said. The woman later claimed officers dislocated her shoulder on the scene. Haley also later received a written reprimand for not filling out a “Response to Resistance” form., made up of footage from the city’s surveillance cameras and bodycams, was released on Friday. The graphic content sparked protests in Memphis and beyond, with thousands of people taking to the streets nationwide, calling for justice on behalf of Nichols.
Local, state and federal authorities continue to investigate the traffic stop and Nichols’ subsequent death.
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