TYRE NICHOLS

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The Memphis police supervisor on the scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to terminate him.

Lt. DeWayne Smith retired one day before a termination hearing was to be held to determine if he would be fired, records showed.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him, according to documents filed to revoke his law enforcement certification. The attorney for Nichols' family said the department should not have let Smith “cowardly sidestep the consequences of his actions” and retire after 25 years. Seven other Memphis officers were fired after Nichols died following a traffic stop on Jan. 7 and five of them are charged with second-degree murder. His actions were captured on the body cameras of other officers, documents said. The U.S. Department of Justice is currently reviewing the Memphis Police Department policies on the use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units in response to Nichols' death.

The Memphis police supervisor on scene when Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by officers retired with his benefits the day before a hearing to fire him.

Years before the police beating of Tyre Nichols, Memphis relaxed academic, disciplinary and fitness standards for recruits, nine current and former officers said.

Prosecutors played video showing officers punching or kicking people or repeatedly using stun devices.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are pushing the Justice Department to follow through more aggressively on President Biden's 2022 executive order on police reform. “Tyre Nichols and other lives depend on it.”Horsford announced that his caucus submitted a letter demanding data from the Justice Department on Biden’s executive order, signed last May, that instituted new rules for federal law enforcement officers. The Justice Department insisted it is not dragging its feet on Biden’s executive order. Memphis police bodycam and surveillance footage showed officers brutally beating Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, during a traffic stop on Jan. 7. On Wednesday, the Justice Department launched an investigation into the Memphis Police Department.

A Tennesee judge ordered a delay in releasing video and records relating to the Tyre Nichols traffic stop during a hearing on Wednesday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis Police Department policies on the use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during an arrest. In a separate effort, it will examine the use of specialized units around the country and produce a guide for police chiefs and mayors on their use, according to the announcement. The U.S. Justice Department has previously opened a civil rights investigation into Nichols’ death. Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Sink mentioned the video release during a City Council committee meeting Tuesday. The review of Memphis police's use of force, de-escalation policies and specialized units will be handled by the Justice Department's Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center, or COPS office.

The planned release of about 20 hours of video and audio related to the deadly police beating of Tyre Nichols earlier this year has been delayed due to a court order, according to multiple reports. However, a judge stopped the release on Wednesday, signing an order filed by an attorney representing one of the officers charged with murder in Nichols’ death, the Commercial Appeal reported. Earlier, officials released just over an hour of footage showing the confrontation between Nichols, 29, and officers. Five officers have since been fired and charged with murder in Nichols’ death. The Justice Department on Wednesday announced plans to review the Memphis Police Department’s policies and procedures following Nichols’ death.

The review, which was requested by Memphis officials, will examine the department's use of force and de-escalation policies. At least 10 officers were involved in the deadly encounter with Nichols.

The Justice Department says it is launching two reviews-- one of the Memphis Police Department's use of force policies, and the other of specialized police unit across the U.S.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis Police Department policies on use of force, de-escalation policies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during an arrest. In a separate effort, it will examine the use of specialized units around the country and produce a guide for police chiefs and mayors on their use, according to the announcement. “In the wake of Tyre Nichols’s tragic death, the Justice Department has heard from police chiefs across the country who are assessing the use of specialized units and, where used, appropriate management, oversight and accountability for such units," said Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta. The U.S. Justice Department has previously opened a civil rights investigation into Nichols’ death. The review of Memphis police's use of force, de-escalation policies and specialized units will be handled by the Justice Department's Collaborative Reform Initiative Technical Assistance Center, or COPS office.

The department will also review the Memphis Police Department's use of force and de-escalation policies at the request of the city's mayor and police chief.

The Justice Department on Wednesday announced plans to review Memphis Police Department policies and procedures and the use of specialized law enforcement units following the death earlier this year of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols. >> Read more trending newsNichols died Jan. 10, three days after video released by authorities showed him being beaten by Memphis police officers during a traffic stop near his home. Several other law enforcement officers have also been suspended or fired in connection with Nichols’ death. The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS Office, plans to launch its review following a request from Mayor Jim Strickland and Police Chief Cerelyn Davis. It will focus on the police department’s use of force, de-escalation and specialized units, officials said.

Probe was announced just over two months after Memphis officers were recorded brutally beating Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop.

The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis police department policies on use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during an arrest.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The City of Memphis on Tuesday said that they are planning to release around 20 hours of video and audio that is related to the Tyre Nichols case. >> Read more trending newsThe City of Memphis Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Sink told city councilmembers on Tuesday that the city is planning to release additional video and footage from Nichols’ violent arrest, The Associated Press reported. Sink also announced in the city council meeting Tuesday that internal investigations have led to four Memphis Fire Department personnel being charged as well as 13 Memphis Police Department personnel being charged, according to ABC News. Along with the video footage, the charges and disciplinary decisions will be posted on Wednesday along with the 20 hours of video footage and audio, Sink said, per ABC News. A civil rights investigation into Nichols’ death has been opened by the United States Justice Department, the AP reported.

A seventh police officer has also been fired due to their involvement in the arrest.

Nearly 20 hours of new footage and audio, along with accompanying documents, will be released to the public on Wednesday afternoon, officials say.

Long gave a detailed account of what officers, Nichols and he himself said. They continued to impede his care, Long said. Long also acknowledged that Nichols never verbally refused care from the EMTs, and he spent several minutes without directly engaging with Nichols. Holloway praised the actions that Long took and said that if he had touched Nichols, Long may have been in danger of accusations of assaulting him. One board member suggested that Nichols could have been moving away from Long because Nichols was scared of being beaten again.

Long gave a detailed account of what officers, Nichols and he himself said. They continued to impede his care, Long said. Long also acknowledged that Nichols never verbally refused care from the EMTs, and he spent several minutes without directly engaging with Nichols. Holloway praised the actions that Long took and said that if he had touched Nichols, Long may have been in danger of accusations of assaulting him. One board member suggested that Nichols could have been moving away from Long because Nichols was scared of being beaten again.

A former Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technician has told a Tennessee board that officers “impeded patient care” by refusing to remove Tyre Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check Nichols' vital signs after he was brutally beaten by police.

A former Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technician told a Tennessee board Friday that officers “impeded patient care” by refusing to remove Tyre Nichols ' handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check his vital signs after he was brutally beaten by police. Robert Long, whose license was suspended for failing to give aid to Nichols and who has also been fired, appeared by livestream before the state Emergency Medical Services Board to share his version of events.

The Nichols case has intensified calls for police reform in Memphis and around the country. Documents provided to The Associated Press on Thursday were tied to the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division's decision Feb. 3 to suspend the licenses of Sandridg e and Long. Nichols' vital signs were not checked, he did not receive high-flow oxygen or an intravenous line, and he was not placed on a heart monitor, the documents showed. They also did not perform a secondary examination, which is used to establish any non-life-threatening injuries, the documents showed. from incompetent health care practices of other emergency medical services personnel,” officials said in the documents.

Documents provided to The Associated Press show that two Memphis Fire Department emergency medical technicians who were fired and had their licenses suspended for failing to give aid to Tyre Nichols for 19 minutes after he was brutally beaten by police did not perform basic examinations, including checking his vital signs.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — A top city official said Tuesday that a fourth Memphis Fire Department employee is being investigated as part of the probe into the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. Memphis Chief Legal Officer Jennifer Sink told reporters the city hasn't made a final decision on what consequences the employee may face, according to The Commercial Appeal. Three other fire employees who were present at the site of the arrest have been fired. They were fired after a police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. One other officer who was involved in the initial traffic stop has also been fired, and an additional officer who has not been identified has been suspended.

A top Memphis official says a fourth Fire Department employee is being investigated as part of the city’s probe into the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.

The five former Memphis police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols have pleaded not guilty during a court arraignment.

The five former Memphis police officers charged with murder in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man, pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges at Shelby County Criminal Court in Tennessee on Friday. “They didn't even have the courage to look at me in my face after what they did to my son,” RowVaughn Wells, Nichols's mother, said at a press conference after the arraignments.

With family of Tyre Nichols looking on in the courtroom, judge schedules next appearance for fired Memphis police officers for May 1.

The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. The officers were fired after an internal police investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. The officers pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. She disbanded the Scorpion unit, which she created in November 2021, after Nichols' death. ___For more of AP's coverage on Tyre Nichols' death: https://apnews.com/hub/tyre-nicholsCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.

The five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols in January have pleaded not guilty in an initial court appearance Friday.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Five former Memphis police officers will appear Friday in court after being charged with murder and other crimes in the death of Tyre Nichols last month, according to WHBQ-TV. The videos released by police showed officers beating Nichols for at least two minutes and offering only minimal medical attention for more than 20 minutes afterward. An independent autopsy later found that Nichols died from “extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating,” WHBQ reported. Nichols’ death jolted Memphis, according to WHBQ, and prompted outrage nationwide. In the aftermath of the beating, police also fired a sixth Memphis police officer seen on camera tasing Nichols, WHBQ reported.

They will be arraigned charges of murder, assault, and other felonies. Tyre Nichols died three days after the officers beat him following a Jan. 7 traffic stop.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers are making their first court appearance Friday on murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. The officers were fired after an internal Memphis Police Department investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. Nichols' death is the latest police killing to prompt nationwide protests and renew an intense public discussion about police brutality. She disbanded the Scorpion unit, which she created in November 2021, after Nichols' death. ___For more of AP's coverage on Tyre Nichols' death: https://apnews.com/hub/tyre-nicholsCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers are making their first court appearance Friday on murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. The officers were fired after an internal Memphis Police Department investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. Nichols' death is the latest police killing to prompt nationwide protests and renew an intense public discussion about police brutality. She disbanded the Scorpion unit, which she created in November 2021, after Nichols' death. ___For more of AP's coverage on Tyre Nichols' death: https://apnews.com/hub/tyre-nicholsCopyright 2023 The Associated Press.

Two new books, “The Riders Come Out at Night” and “Shielded,” underscore the stubborn persistence of violence by officers.

An examination of seven prominent cases where initial statements by police turned out to be false or incomplete.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers were scheduled to make their first court appearance Friday on murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols. The officers were fired after an internal Memphis Police Department investigation into the Jan. 7 arrest of Nichols, who died in a hospital three days later. Nichols' death is the latest police killing to prompt nationwide protests and an intense public discussion about police brutality. An officer hit Nichols with a stun gun, but Nichols ran away toward his nearby home, according to video released by the city. She disbanded the Scorpion unit, which she created in November 2021, after Nichols' death.

The next hearing for five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers charged with killing Tyre Nichols has been scheduled for May 1.

Two sheriff's deputies who have been suspended for five days failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by Memphis police, officials say.

Five Memphis officers accused of beating Nichols have been fired and charged with second-degree murder​.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday ordered the federal government to do more to address racial inequality as the challenges and complexities of systemic racism are again drawing the public's attention. The new order also directs federal agencies to have equity teams and name senior leaders who would be accountable for increasing equity and addressing bias. Federal agencies would need to improve the quality and frequency of their engagement with communities that have faced systemic discrimination. Under the order, agencies must also focus on new civil rights threats, such as discrimination in automated technology and access for people with disabilities and for those who speak languages other than English. It also includes a push to improve the collection, transparency and analysis of data to help improve equity.

WASHINGTON — (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to order the federal government to do more to address racial inequality. The problem also extends to racial disparities in wealth, housing, crime and education that reflect decades of discriminatory policies. The new order also directs federal agencies to have equity teams and name senior leaders who would be accountable for increasing equity and addressing bias. Federal agencies would need to improve the quality and frequency of their engagement with communities that have faced systemic discrimination. It also includes a push to improve the collection, transparency and analysis of data to help improve equity.

The White House says President Joe Biden is taking new steps to address racial inequality throughout the federal government.

Shelby County Sheriff's Office deputies Jeremy Watkins and Johntavious Bowers each violated multiple policies after they reported to the location of Nichols' violent arrest on Jan. 7, Sheriff Floyd Bonner said in a statement. Five Memphis officers accused of beating Nichols have been fired and charged with second-degree murder. The sheriff’s office previously had said two deputies who went to the scene after Nichols was beaten had been disciplined and were under investigation. Watkins also did not report on his daily log that he went to the arrest location, according to the reports. Bonner said the sheriff's office does not believe that the deputies will face criminal charges.

Authorities say two sheriff’s deputies who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by five Memphis police officers.

Police departments have wrestled for years with officer education requirements. The bill would set police education requirements in state law. Many police agencies that do have college credit requirements waive them if a candidate has military or law enforcement experience. While testifying against the Oregon bill on Tuesday, PPB Capt. Even if it’s not mandated, many police officers choose to pursue higher education in order to be eligible for higher salaries or promotions.

An Oregon lawmaker has introduced a bill that would require police officers to complete at least two years of education beyond high school.

A former Tennessee officer has pleaded guilty to violating the civil rights of a man he arrested in 2021. The offiicer hit the man in the head with his gun before he arrested him.

Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., said in a fundraising email last week that Tyre Nichols, the Memphis man who was fatally beaten by Black police officers, was "killed by white supremacy."

The head of a union representing the three fired Memphis Fire Department EMTs said that responding officers did not receive enough information about Tyre Nichols as they responded.

Nichols, who is Black, was beaten by Memphis police after he was pulled over Jan. 7 for an alleged traffic violation. However, police Chief Cerelyn "CJ" Davis has said publicly released footage failed to show why Nichols was stopped at all. Memphis city spokeswoman Arlenia Cole told the Daily Memphian that all three former fire department employees have appealed their firings. Whitaker remained in the vehicle with the driver during the response to Nichols’ beating, the department said. “They were reacting to what they saw, what they were told at the scene,” Sweat recently told city council members.

The head of a union representing most of the Memphis Fire Department said three employees who were fired after the death of Tyre Nichols weren’t given enough information as they responded to the call for medical help.

The head of a union representing most of the Memphis Fire Department said three employees who were fired after the death of Tyre Nichols weren’t given enough information as they responded to the call for medical help. Thomas Malone, president of the Memphis Fire Fighters Association, also wrote in a letter to city councilmembers that information was withheld from those first responders by people on the scene. Nichols, who is Black, was beaten by Memphis police after he was pulled over Jan. 7 for an alleged traffic violation.

Former Memphis Police officer Demetrius Haley allegedly beat up a prisoner who was an inmate, a few years prior to the beating and death of Tyre Nichols.

An email was sent Friday to a police spokesperson asking if the department knew about the allegations when Haley was hired. That wouldn't have made a difference in Haley's case because his job at the county prison didn't require police certification. It accused Haley and another officer of punching him, and a third of slamming his head into the floor. A sixth officer who participated in Nichols' arrest and beating, Preston Hemphill, has been fired but not criminally charged. Van Turner, president of the NAACP’s Memphis branch, said Tyre Nichols’ death could have been prevented if the police department had not hired Haley.

A charitable foundation has named a Memphis park canopy for Tyre Nichols, who died last month after he was brutally beaten by officers.

Years before a Memphis police officer pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, the officer was accused of taking part in the savage beating of an inmate at a county prison.

One of three Memphis Police officers who initially detained Tyre Nichols last month approached Nichols’ car while brandishing his gun.

The officer who pulled Tyre Nichols from his car before police fatally beat him never explained why he was being stopped, newly released documents show.

The toll of police brutality in America was on painful display as family members of Black men and women killed in custody sit alongside lawmakers in the House to hear the president’s State of the Union address.

Documents released Tuesday provide a scathing account of what authorities are calling the “blatantly unprofessional” conduct of five officers involved in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop last month — including new revelations about how one officer took and shared pictures of the bloodied victim.

Officials say 13 Memphis officers could end up being disciplined in connection with the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols.

Rock star Bono, the family of Tyre Nichols and the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month’s Monterey Park, California, shooting were among the featured guests sitting with first lady Jill Biden at Tuesday’s State of the Union address.

Expect lots of new faces and fresh political dynamics as President Joe Biden delivers this year’s State of the Union address.

National and state lawmakers lead a candlelight vigil over the weekend to honor and reflect on the life of Tyre Nichols who died after being beaten by now-former Memphis police officers.

Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy.

Skateboard legend Tony Hawk says he will donate half of the proceeds of autographed photos of himself and BMX rider Rick Throne to the memorial fund for Tyre Nichols.

In a terrible way, the death of Tyre Nichols brings some vindication to members of the Black community in Memphis who live in terror of police.

Officials say a sixth Memphis officer was fired Friday after an internal police investigation showed he violated multiple department policies in the violent arrest of Tyre Nichols, including rules surrounding the deployment of a stun gun.

The death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis stands apart from some other police killings because the young Black man was beaten by Black officers.

The funeral of Tyre Nichols had all the hallmarks of what’s known as a homegoing service in Black American communities: comforting gospel hymns, remembrances from loved ones and a stirring eulogy from a clergyman.

Supreme Court police officers are looking for a few good men and women — as are law enforcement departments around the country in a tight employment market.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are meeting at the White House with members of the Congressional Black Caucus to explore the possibility of getting legislation to overhaul policing practices back on track.

A candlelit vigil for Tyre Nichols was held outside Orlando Police Headquarters on Wednesday evening.

Memphis police records show four of five Memphis officers charged with killing Tyre Nichols after violently beating him committed previous infractions.

The funeral for Tyre Nichols is taking place in Memphis, Tennessee, attended by family, friends and civil rights activists.

The release of footage showing Memphis, Tennessee, police officers violently beating Tyre Nichols has renewed calls for Congress to pass police reform legislation.

Tyre Nichols’ family and friends remembered him with songs of faith and heartfelt tributes, blending a celebration of his life with outraged calls for police reform after the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Memphis police.

Volusia County’s sheriff is making it graphically clear for new recruits: he will not tolerate the kind of policing seen in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

Police departments across the country deploy plainclothes squads of officers in unmarked cars to tackle increasing crime rates or get guns off the street.

On the eve of the funeral for Tyre Nichols, who died days after a brutal beating by Memphis police officers, his family are sharing remembrances and expressing grief.

The parents of Tyre Nichols will attend President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol next week.

As Memphis police officers attacked Tyre Nichols with their feet, fists and a baton, others held Nichols down or milled about, even as he cried out in pain before his body went limp.

Memphis police say two more officers involved in the arrest, beating and death of Tyre Nichols have been disciplined.

The pastor at the Memphis church where Tyre Nichols’ family spoke from the pulpit urging peace after his brutal killing reiterated the call for calm, following the release of video showing the fatal beating by police.

Former President Donald Trump says the footage of the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers is “horrible” and that the attack “never should have happened.”.

A crash has shut down one eastbound lane of East Michigan Street from South Conway Road, according to a tweet posted by Orlando Police Department at 5:26 p.m.

The 67 minutes of body camera and surveillance footage released in the death of a Memphis man at the hands of police give a glimpse of a harrowing night that oscillates between brutality and nonchalance.

“The talk” has been passed down in many Black families for generations to prepare their children for interactions with police.

Newly released video shows Memphis police officers battering motorist Tyre Nichols with punches and kicks and also using pepper spray and a baton.

The Memphis police chief has disbanded the city’s so-called Scorpion unit after some of its officers beat Black motorist Tyre Nichols to death.

Reaction is being heard across Central Florida following the release of footage showing the violent, deadly arrest of Tyre Nichols.

Video showing five Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols has been made public.

The outrage, frustration, sadness and anger over the killing of Tyre Nichols was evident around the NBA on Friday.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are both condemning the Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols that ended in his death.