Five former Memphis police officers accused of brutally beating Tyre Nichols have been indicted on federal criminal charges in connection with Mr. Nichols’s death in January, the Justice Department announced on Tuesday.
The four charges, handed up by a grand jury in the Federal District Court in Memphis, accuse each of the five men of various civil rights, conspiracy and obstruction offenses.
The indictment says that the two offenses led to Mr. Nichols’s severe injuries and death.
If convicted, the men could face up to life in prison on those two counts alone.
The remaining two counts — both related to witness tampering and obstruction — are punishable by up to 20 years in prison.
Persons:
Tyre Nichols, Nichols’s, Nichols
Organizations:
Memphis, Justice Department, Court
Locations:
Federal, Memphis