Judge recusal adds turmoil to sentencing of former MPD officers
During a status conference Friday, June 20, U.S. District Judge Sheryl Lipman set various deadlines for defense attorneys and government prosecutors to file motions in the case and submit responses to those motions. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The former officers charged in Tyré Nichols’ death could now be sentenced as late as October, nearly a year after three of them — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith — were convicted at trial.
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Tyré Nichols Tadarrius Bean Demetrius Haley Justin Smith Sheryl LipmanAarron 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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