Former officer charged in Nichols’ death to be tried separately
Flanked by his attorneys, former MPD officer Emmitt Martin walks into the Odell Horton Federal Building Aug. 23, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
“Emmitt Martin and the state are playing games. They are pretending he is a co-defendant when he is in fact a cooperating witness,” said a lawyer representing one of the other officers charged.
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Emmitt Martin III Tyre Nichols trialAarron 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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