Highway Patrol steps up pretextual traffic stops for minor offenses in Memphis
State Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) speaks at panel discussion about the state of crime in Memphis at First Baptist Church on Broad Thursday, March 30. (The Daily Memphian file)
The THP officers are not bound by Memphis City Council reforms put in place after Nichols’ death in January at the hands of the Memphis Police Department’s since-disbanded SCORPION unit.
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Ben Wheeler
Ben Wheeler is an investigative reporter and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He previously worked at the Yankton Daily Press and Dakotan and Herald-Citizen.
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