DOJ dismissal won’t affect civil suit, Nichols family attorney says
RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyré Nichols, smiles at a press conference marking what would have been her son's 32nd birthday at I Am a Man Plaza June 5, 2025. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Attorney Ben Crump made his remarks at a celebration for what would have been Tyré Nichols’ 32nd birthday at I Am A Man Plaza in Downtown Memphis.
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Tyré Nichols I Am A Man Plaza RowVaughn Wells Ben CrumpAarron 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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