There are 6 article(s) tagged Lt. DeWayne Smith:

• September 2024

  • 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.

    By Julia Baker September 20, 2024

• 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