Judge recuses himself in Tyré Nichols case

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 13, 2025 6:01 PM CT | Published: June 13, 2025 5:18 PM CT

A federal judge has recused himself in the case of the five former Memphis police officers charged in the 2023 death of Tyré Nichols.

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Aarron Fleming

Aarron 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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