Questionable arrests by SCORPION unit now face dismissal
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy announced Thursday, Feb. 9, that his “office will review all prior cases — closed and pending — of the five officers charged in the Tyre Nichols investigation.’’ He answered questions during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023, after five fired Memphis Police Officers involved in the Tyre Nichols case were indicted on seven charges. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
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With credibility on the line for members of the Memphis Police Department’s now-disbanded SCORPION unit, attorneys anticipate mass dismissals of criminal cases filed against citizens arrested by the unit.
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Marc Perrusquia
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