Prosecutors push court to block use of allegations about Tyre Nichols
Former Memphis police officer Tadarrius Bean (left) along with his attorney John Keith Perry (right) leave the Odell Horton Federal Courthouse Sept. 13. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Federal prosecutors want to block the use of references to Tyre Nichols’ alleged “bad” character and conduct by defense counsel for the officers accused of beating him to death in pretrial motions and during trial.
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Tyre Nichols criminal justice Civil RightsAarron 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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