Two officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols ask to be tried separately
Tadarrius Bean (left) and Justin Smith (right) have filed motions to be tried separately from the rest of their co-defendants. (Courtesy Memphis Police Department)
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.
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Tyre Nichols Tadarrius Bean Justin SmithAarron Fleming
Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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