Former officer charged in Nichols’ death to be tried separately
Flanked by his attorneys, former MPD officer Emmitt Martin walks into the Odell Horton Federal Building Aug. 23, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
“Emmitt Martin and the state are playing games. They are pretending he is a co-defendant when he is in fact a cooperating witness,” said a lawyer representing one of the other officers charged.
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Emmitt Martin III Tyre Nichols trialAarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers Memphis and Shelby County’s court system and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. He formerly covered education and earned his B.A. in journalism from the University of Memphis.
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