Jury selection continues Tuesday with discussions of bias
The judge used the same two primary questions for potential jurors Tuesday as he did Monday, asking their opinions of a jurors’ characteristics and for an example of bias or prejudice.
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Tyre Nichols Trial
Public SafetyOpening statements in trial of former Memphis officers to begin Wednesday
The prosecution and the defense approved of the jury Tuesday, Sept. 10, after a two-day jury selection process.
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Public Safety Trial’s first witness is ICU nurse who admitted Tyre Nichols
A nurse practitioner who treated Tyre Nichols at St. Francis Hospital described the moment the victim’s mother arrived at the hospital and saw her son for the first time after the beating.
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Public Safety Railgarten shooting suspect back in custody
Alleged Railgarten shooter is back behind bars after a previous bail decision was reversed.
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Public Safety Emmitt Martin III testifies he was warned about level of aggression
Martin testified that a lieutenant reviewed the footage with him to tell him to “turn your level of aggression off when it’s time to.”
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Public Safety Emmitt Martin details two ‘misses’ before Tyre Nichols beating
Martin’s testimony also included that fellow officer Demetrius Haley “escalated” the traffic stop when he pulled Nichols out of the car.
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Public Safety Trial testimony continues: Martin continues testimony
Martin testified he was “seeing red” the day the 29-year-old was beaten.
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Public Safety Ex-girlfriend testifies she received photo of Nichols night of beating
Prosecutors entered two pieces of evidence: the photo of Tyre Nichols and a text-message exchange.
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Public Safety Paramedic had ‘eerie feeling’ on Tyre Nichols scene
“I didn’t know what it was,” said Jesse Guy, a paramedic with the Memphis Fire Department. “A couple of the officers were huddled up talking amongst each other, and it made me question things. I just wanted to go on and get him off the scene.”
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Public Safety Nashville teen arrested for making threats to Southwind High School
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said detectives executed a felony warrant in Nashville for threats of mass violence at a school.
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Former cops told supervisor they did ‘everything by the book’
Former Lt. Dewayne Smith told prosecutor Kathryn E. Gilbert that he was unaware of any physical violence after the Tyre Nichols traffic stop.
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Public Safety Two additional witnesses testify Demetrius Haley sent them photos of Tyre Nichols
Both witnesses said they deleted the Nichols photo. “I didn’t want that in my phone,” said one.
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Public Safety Desmond Mills begins testimony: ‘I just started spraying’
Desmond Mills Jr., one of the cops who previously pleaded guilty in the death of Tyre Nichols, began his testimony Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the federal trial against the three former police officers.
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Public Safety Desmond Mills weeps on witness stand: ‘Sorry can’t bring him back’
“I wish I could have stopped the punches,” Desmond Mills Jr. said. “It hurt to watch. … I felt bad every time his picture’s on the screen and to know I’m a part of that.”
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Public Safety Desmond Mills confesses to going along with ‘cover-up’
Desmond Mills Jr. testified Wednesday he was afraid of telling the truth because, “I’d be sitting in the exact seat I’m sitting in now.”
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Public Safety Desmond Mills testifies he lied about Tyre Nichols beating
“‘The radio sounds better than how the camera looks,’” Desmond Mills Jr. recalled Lt. Dewayne Smith saying of the Nichols footage.
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Public Safety FBI agent reveals details from federal investigation into Nichols’ death
Testimony on Thursday, Sept. 26, unveiled texts and statements, one in which a former Memphis officer charged in the case said he felt it was his fault Tyre Nichols died.
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Shelby County Juvenile Court to reopen Friday after environmental remediation
The Juvenile Court building, 616 Adams Ave., has been closed since April 25 for asbestos, lead and mold remediation.
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Public Safety Third defendant in Tyre Nichols trial files motion for acquittal
Demetrius Haley moved for acquittal Thursday, joining Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean who filed their motions for acquittal earlier in the afternoon.
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Public Safety Prosecution rests in federal Tyre Nichols trial
The prosecution in the federal trial against three officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols rested its case after hearing testimony from its 19th and final witness, a former ER nurse at Saint Francis Hospital-Memphis.
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Public Safety Former MPD officer acted within policy in detaining Nichols, expert says
A retired police chief from the Gallatin Police Department testified one former MPD officer went through the appropriate use-of-force continuum the night of Tyre Nichols’ fatal beating.
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Tyre Nichols trial: Friend testifies former Memphis cop is ‘kind-hearted’
“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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Public Safety Murder victim remembered for her advocacy
Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was described as “a bridge” between people as her friends and family told the court Monday what her death meant to them.
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October 2024
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Public Safety Jury to begin deliberation Thursday in Tyre Nichols trial
Defense attorneys representing the three defendants made their closing arguments Wednesday afternoon and continued through 7:20 p.m.
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Public SafetyNew law prioritizes public safety in setting bail, officials say
Shelby County General Sessions Criminal Court Division 8 Judge Lee Wilson and Lead Judicial Commissioner John Marshall discussed bail setting during a Memphis Shelby Crime Commission virtual discussion Thursday, Oct. 3.
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