Who’s who in trial of former MPD officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Clockwise from top left: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Judge Mark Norris, Michael Stengel, RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, Martin Zummach, John Keith Perry, Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith are all part of the trial. (Clockwise from top left: Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; George Walker IV/AP file; Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian; Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Here’s who’s who in the federal trial for the former Memphis Police Department officers accused in the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. The trial starts Monday, Sept. 9.
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Aarron 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.
Julia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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