Memphis’ claims against Nichols, family meant to ‘poison’ jury pool
Civil rights and personal injury attorney Antonio Romanucci argued the City of Memphis’ disclosure of Tyre Nichols’ 2017 arrest and other accusations were intended to cause a media frenzy. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Attorneys for RowVaughn Wells, Tyre Nichols’ mother, argued in filings Sunday, Nov. 17, that the City of Memphis’ disclosure of Nichols’ 2017 arrest and other accusations about payments between Wells and the mother of Nichols’ child were just efforts to cause a media frenzy.
Attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin said that the city “misused” the court docket and is attempting “to poison the jury pool” in a case set for trial next year.
The civil rights case from Nichols’ mother and estate remains one of the biggest shoes left to drop in the fallout from Nichols’ January 2023 beating and death at the hands of five now-former Memphis Police Department officers.
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives Downtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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