‘A place where justice is done:’ DOJ announces federal indictment of former MPD officers
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke (left) and United States Attorney Kevin G. Ritz (right) for the Western District of Tennessee announced the federal indictment against the five former Memphis Police Department officers involved in Tyre Nichols’ death. They are pictured here at a previous press conference regarding the investigation into the City of Memphis and Memphis Police Department in July. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“Effective policing requires public trust,” said Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.
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Tyre Nichols Tadarrius Bean U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz Demetrius Haley Emmitt Martin III Desmond Mills Jr. Justin SmithJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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.
Aarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on Desoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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