Former cop convicted in Tyré Nichols case gets sentencing date delay
Former Memphis Police Department officer Desmond Mills, left, will be sentenced June 23. (Brad Vest/The Daily Memphian file)
Desmond Mills Jr. was originally scheduled to be sentenced on federal charges June 17, but that date has been pushed to June 23.
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Tyré Nichols Desmond Mills Jr. Demetrius HaleyAarron 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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