There are 12 article(s) tagged Tadarrius Bean:

• January 2025

  • Sentencing delayed for former Memphis police in Nichols case

    The five former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols are set to be sentenced in federal court this summer 

    By Aarron Fleming January 17, 2025

• October 2024

  • Tyre Nichols trial: ‘Former MPD officers charged in Nichols’ death found guilty on some charges

    The jury handed down its verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith on Thursday, Oct. 3, the climax of a nearly four-week federal trial.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff October 07, 2024

  • 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.

    By Julia Baker October 03, 2024

• September 2024

  • 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.”

    By Julia Baker September 30, 2024

  • 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.

    By Julia Baker September 27, 2024

  • Defense continues questioning of MPD trainer

    Tadarrius Bean’s defense attorney continued his cross-examination of a Memphis police trainer.

    By Aarron Fleming September 16, 2024

• January 2024

  • One year later: Where do the Tyre Nichols cases stand now?

    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.

    By Aarron Fleming January 10, 2024

• September 2023

  • Five indicted former officers won’t be a part of Tyre Nichols civil suit

    The five are defendants in both the criminal and civil cases. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Aarron Fleming September 22, 2023

  • ‘A place where justice is done:’ DOJ announces federal indictment of former MPD officers

    “Effective policing requires public trust,” said Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

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    Five former officers in Tyre Nichols case federally indicted

    By Julia Baker, Ben Wheeler, Aarron Fleming September 12, 2023

  • Prosecutors ask court to keep former cops accused of killing Tyre Nichols together for trial

    Of the five officers charged in Nichols’ death, three so far have filed motions to separate their cases.

    By Aarron Fleming September 08, 2023

• July 2023

  • City wants Nichols civil case to proceed ‘expeditiously’

    The reasoning for opposing a stay stems from wanting the civil case to keep going and not get bogged down because of the risk to taxpayers.

    By Samuel Hardiman July 05, 2023

• June 2023

  • Two officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols ask to be tried separately

    Lawyers for the two officers argue that although all five officers have been charged in Tyre Nichols’ death, not all five were present during both interactions Nichols had with the officers that night.

    By Aarron Fleming June 22, 2023