The Daily Memphian obtained personnel records for the five officers who were fired from the Memphis Police Department and charged in the death of Tyre Nichols.

An analysis of the records found mainly procedural violations, car accidents and accidental damage of department equipment.

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Emmitt Martin III failed to report a case of domestic violence, and a handgun was found in the back of his squad car after he failed to inspect the interior of the vehicle before and after detaining two individuals.

Two officers, Demetrius Haley and Desmond Mills Jr., failed to submit Response to Resistance forms after forcibly arresting individuals. 

Here is the full detail of what’s in each of the five officers’ files:

Tadarrius Bean 

• There were no infractions filed for Bean.

Demetrius Haley

• On Feb. 21, 2021, Haley responded to a shooting call. He grabbed the complainant by the arm and turned her around to be handcuffed while she resisted arrest. He helped another officer put her in the back of a squad car. He neglected to file a response to resistance form, and on Nov. 22, 2021, he received a written reprimand after he told the officer conducting his hearing that he misunderstood the amount of force necessary to require a blue team entry.
  As a blue team member, Haley was required to submit the form if any part of the officer’s body was used to compel compliance, a chemical agent was used, a “SL-6/IDS or CEW” was deployed, an MPD canine was used to apprehend a suspect, a baton was used, a suspect was charged with resisting arrest or there was a death or injury to an officer or suspect. 
• On Aug. 14, 2021, Haley hit a stop sign after losing control while he was on his way to assist another officer. He told the hearing officer that he was rushing to ensure the safety of the other officer, who was holding an aggravated assault suspect at gunpoint, and hit the stop sign while turning into the scene. The case was dismissed during a Jan. 20, 2022, hearing.

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Justin Smith

• On Jan. 24, 2021, Smith got into an accident with two civilian vehicles at Millbranch Road and Borden Drive. He overtook another vehicle and struck it, causing it to spin and strike the side of another vehicle and knock a mailbox down. During a hearing on July 9, 2021, he received a two-day suspension without pay and was ordered to take remedial driver training. 

Emmitt Martin III

• In a performance evaluation taken at the beginning of 2021, Martin was found that he needed improvement in job knowledge. The report says he was knowledgeable on most department policies, state law and City of Memphis ordinances, but he needed counseling on improving domestic violence investigations for not reporting a domestic violence case, which is required by law. 
• On Sept. 27, 2020, Martin neglected to report a domestic violence case he responded to even though the complainant wanted to file a report. He told the hearing officer that, at the time, he did not believe that a report was necessary. He told the hearing officer the parties inside the house were intoxicated. The sister-in-law had made allegations of infidelity on the part of the complainant. The domestic dispute allegations were being made against the sister-in-law in retaliation. The wife requested that a report not be taken. Haley told the hearing officer situations like that happen on a regular basis, and officers typically would respond in the same manner. He also said the complainant should not be allowed to request a report on someone else’s behalf. Despite his claims, he was charged, and a one-day suspension was ordered on him on Feb. 3, 2021. 
• A handgun was found on the rear floorboard of his squad car on March 10, 2019. Two suspects had been placed in the back during his tour of duty that day. One was arrested, and the other received a misdemeanor citation after being detained. Martin admitted to failing to conduct a visual inspection of the inside of his car. Officers are required to conduct visual inspections of the interior and exterior of their vehicles before and after transporting someone to jail. He received a three-day suspension for it. 

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Desmond Mills Jr.

• On June 11, 2019, Mills was charged with failing to file a response to resistance form after assisting another team with gaining control of a female who was resisting arrest so the other team could arrest her on March 21, 2019. He received a written reprimand. 
• On May 24, 2019, Mills received a written reprimand for allowing his personal digital assistant to fall out of his pocket, which went out into the street as he was getting in his car after a traffic stop and was run over by another car. This incident happened March 12, 2019.