Former MPD officer acted within policy in detaining Nichols, expert says
Former Memphis Police Officer Tadarrius Bean (in a file photo) went through the appropriate response-to-resistance continuum the night of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating. according to testimony by an expert witness Friday, Sept. 27. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A retired police chief from the Gallatin Police Department testified one former MPD officer went through the appropriate use-of-force continuum the night of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating.
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Tyre Nichols trial Tadarrius Bean John Keith Perry John TisdaleJulia 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.
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