There are 5 article(s) tagged Lt. DeWayne Smith:

• September 2023

  • Decertification hearing for lieutenant in Tyre Nichols case delayed

    Decertification process for fellow officer Preston Hemphill was also placed on hold. 

    By Ben Wheeler September 15, 2023

• March 2023

  • MPD reverses course on Lt. DeWayne Smith decertification rescindment

    According to a statement provided by MPD Thursday, March 23, an internal discussion occurred concerning the department’s ability to decertify an officer who retired before being terminated and a request to delay the decertification was misunderstood.

    By Julia Baker March 23, 2023

  • MPD asks to rescind decertification request for Lt. DeWayne Smith

    Smith served as a supervisor on the disbanded SCORPION unit that was responsible for the traffic stop of Tyre Nichols.

    By Julia Baker March 22, 2023

  • File confirms identity of retired officer in Nichols case

    Memphis Police Department Lt. Dewayne Smith, a 25-year veteran, has been identified as the officer who retired before an administrative hearing into his involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols.

    By Ben Wheeler March 17, 2023

• February 2023

  • Former SCORPION supervisor had troubled past

    Memphis Police Department commanders gave Lt. Dewayne Smith a sensitive assignment — overseeing members of the controversial SCORPION unit — despite a checkered past that included giving unreliable testimony in a federal drug case.

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    Additional Nichols’ video could be released, city attorney says

    By Marc Perrusquia February 22, 2023