Second officer in Tyre Nichols’ death enters guilty plea
Emmitt Martin III was facing a maximum of life in prison, but prosecutors are recommending he serve 40 years. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris does not have to follow that recommendation.
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Emmitt Martin III was facing a maximum of life in prison, but prosecutors are recommending he serve 40 years. U.S. District Judge Mark S. Norris does not have to follow that recommendation.
The change of plea comes after a federal judge ruled Tyre Nichols’ young son must be represented by someone besides his grandmother’s attorneys in the civil rights lawsuit against the City of Memphis.
Five former Memphis Police Department officers received state and federal charges for their alleged roles in Tyre Nichols’ death. They were also named as defendants in a civil wrongful death suit Nichols’ family filed. Here’s where their cases stand.
The five are defendants in both the criminal and civil cases.
“Effective policing requires public trust,” said Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Five former officers in Tyre Nichols case federally indictedRelated story:
Of the five officers charged in Nichols’ death, three so far have filed motions to separate their cases.
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