Tyre Nichols trial: Friend testifies former Memphis cop is ‘kind-hearted’
Tadarrius Bean talks with his attorney before entering the Odell Horton Federal Building for a Sept. 10, 2024, court hearing. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“He’s always shown a character of humility, and that’s always stuck with me,” Bryant McKinney said. “Because no matter how good he did at something, he always was humble about the situation.”
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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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