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☆ Two years before beating Tyre Nichols, a Memphis police officer didn't report that a colleague ripped a woman out of her car and dislocated her shoulder just for laughing
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Haven Orecchio-Egresitz | Narimes Parakul | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Former Memphis officer Demetrius Haley came under fire two years before beating Tyre Nichols. In Feb. 2021, Haley was on the scene when another officer ripped a woman from her car. Despite seeing the officer dislocating the woman's shoulder, he didn't write a use of force report. In addition to the use of force incident, Haley's disciplinary records include a traffic violation in which he struck a stop sign with his cruiser. "She stated the department needs several more officers like Haley," the January 2021 hearing report says.

Towns said the lawmakers could have until early spring, otherwise, to develop and fine tune any proposals that emerge from Nichols' death. Share this -Link copiedMemphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit is deactivated after Tyre Nichols' death Memphis police’s vaunted Scorpion unit has been permanently deactivated. Share this -Link copiedNFL calls for change after 'senseless death' of Tyre Nichols A day after the release of video showing the police beating of Tyre Nichols, the NFL on Saturday condemned the violence. Demonstrations continued Saturday in Atlanta, Boston and Charlotte following the release of video footage showing five former Memphis police officers beating Tyre Nichols, who died on Jan. 10. Attorney Blake Ballin’s comments follow the release of video footage showing the officers punching and kicking Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop.

☆ Memphis police's Scorpion unit is permanently deactivated after Tyre Nichols' death
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-28 | by ( Minyvonne Burke | Minyvonne Burke Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

The Memphis Police Department said it has permanently deactivated its Scorpion Unit following the death of Tyre Nichols. "In the process of listening intently to the family of Tyre Nichols, community leaders, and the uninvolved officers who have done quality work in their assignment, it is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the SCORPION Unit,” the department said in a statement Saturday. “The officers currently assigned to the unit agree unreservedly with this next step. All five of the officers were members of Scorpion, which stands for Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods. They were fired by the police department and charged with Nichols' murder.

Body camera video shows punches on ground, Nichols saying 'mom' Portions of body camera video released in the death of Tyre Nichols shows him being punched several times while he is on the ground. The call was made in advance of the expected public release of video in the death of Tyre Nichols, who died after a violent encounter with Memphis police officers on Jan. 7. Share this -Link copiedMemphis fire officials receive video showing Tyre Nichols' beating, will conclude investigation next week The Memphis Fire Department said it received full access to video footage showing the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols earlier Friday. The five Memphis officers involved in the traffic stop were fired and have since been arrested on numerous charges including murder. "I will ask everyone to heed the words of Tyre Nichols' mother," Hochul said.

Following the brutal beating on Jan. 7, Nichols was hospitalized in critical condition and died three days later. This is what we know about the five Memphis police officers at the center of this latest storm:Demetrius Haley, 30Officer Demetrius Haley. Memphis Police Department via APBefore Haley joined the Memphis Police Department in August 2020, he worked as a corrections officer for the Shelby County Corrections Department. Memphis Police Department via APBean's family was thrilled when he was hired in August 2020 by the Memphis Police Department. Memphis Police Department via APSmith was hired by the Memphis Police Department in March 2018.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — As their son lay bleeding from mortal injuries, the family of Tyre Nichols said Friday not only did police fail to render aid — they callously smoked cigarettes in the moments following the fatal beatdown. A grand jury on Friday indicted five former Memphis police officers, charging them with second-degree murder, in connection to Nichols' death. RowVaughn Wells, center, arrives at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 23, 2023. The police footage will also show Nichols calling out for his mother and moaning in agony following the beating, his family said. A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service in Memphis, Tenn., on Jan. 17.

☆ Tyre Nichols Body-Camera Footage to Be Released After Former Officers Charged With Murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The city of Memphis, Tenn., plans to release Friday evening body-camera footage capturing the encounter with police that led to the death of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop earlier this month. Tennessee law-enforcement officials have described the footage as appalling. Five former Memphis Police Department officers were charged Thursday with second-degree murder, among other offenses. The police department fired the officers a week ago following an internal investigation.

"I will ask everyone to heed the words of Tyre Nichols' mother," Hochul said. Share this -Link copiedLawyers applaud kidnapping charges and say Nichols was 'terrorized' Attorney Antonio Romanucci said terrorism was part of the kidnapping charges against the five Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death. Attorney Ben Crump said Nichols’ told the officers, “I just want to home home.” “It's a traffic stop for God’s sake. Attorney Ben Crump said Nichols’ last words in the body camera footage of his arrest were three cries for his mother. This week, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis announced a review of all the police department’s specialized units, including Scorpion, in response to Nichols’ death.

“The Scorpion unit was involved,” Shelby County, Tennessee, District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Thursday at a news conference where he announced murder charges against five officers. Davis has called “heinous, reckless and inhumane,” has increased scrutiny of the city’s reliance on specialized units to suppress violent crime. This week, Davis announced a review of all of the police department’s specialized units, including Scorpion, in response to Nichols’ death. Memphis’ Scorpion unit was created in October 2021 under the police department’s Organized Crime Unit. Mayor Jim Strickland promoted the new Scorpion unit as part of the solution in his January 2022 State of the City speech.

☆ Five Former Memphis Police Officers Face Murder Charges in Tyre Nichols’s Death
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A rally for Tyre Nichols, who was killed after a traffic stop with Memphis, Tenn., police in January. Five former Memphis, Tenn., police officers were arrested and charged with second-degree murder Thursday in the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a traffic stop earlier this month. The five former officers were fired by the police department last week following an internal investigation into Mr. Nichols’s death. The men, who are also Black, were booked in the Shelby County Jail Thursday and face charges of second-degree murder and other offenses, according to officials and jail records.

☆ Tyre Nichols Death: Five Former Memphis Police Officers Charged With Second-Degree Murder
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Jennifer Calfas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A rally for Tyre Nichols, who was killed after a traffic stop with Memphis, Tenn., police in January. Five former Memphis, Tenn., police officers were arrested and charged with second-degree murder Thursday following the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after a traffic stop earlier this month. The five former officers were fired by the police department last week following an internal investigation into Mr. Nichols’s death. The men, who are also Black, were booked in the Shelby County Jail Thursday and face charges of second-degree murder and other offenses, jail records show.

☆ 'Hope that those officers get what they deserve,' says man who accused ex-officer in Tyre Nichols case of 2015 jailhouse assault
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Doha Madani | Tim Stelloh | Doha Madani Is A Senior Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News. Pronouns | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

One of the officers Sledge named in his complaint was Demetrius Haley, who according to the suit worked for the county department of corrections at the time. Haley was terminated from the Memphis Police Department over multiple policy violations in the Jan. 7 traffic stop of Nichols, including use of force. Sledge was unaware that Haley was one of the officers involved in the Nichols case until he was contacted by NBC News. “I just hope that those officers get what they deserve and set an example for the rest of officers,” Sledge said. The five officers terminated last week “were found to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. Nichols,” Davis said.

Five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers are in custody in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, jail records show. They “were found to be directly responsible for the physical abuse of Mr. Nichols,” Davis said in a video statement Wednesday night. A "confrontation" followed, the department said at the time, and officers pursued Nichols when he fled on foot. Tyre Nichols in the hospital. Five Memphis police officers were fired in connection with a traffic stop that led to the death of Tyre Nichols.

The five officers have been charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping and official misconduct, Mulroy said. Other Memphis officers remain under investigation for policy infractions, Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said on Wednesday. "I expect you to feel what the Nichols family feels. The Nichols family viewed the police footage on Monday with their attorney, Ben Crump. The last words heard on the video were Nichols calling for his mother three times, Crump said.

☆ Officer accused in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols allegedly assaulted prison inmate, 2016 lawsuit says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Doha Madani | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

One of five former Memphis, Tennessee, police officers accused of fatally beating 29-year-old Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop this month was accused in 2016 of participating in a prison assault that left an inmate unconscious, according to a federal civil rights complaint. The officers accused him of flushing “contraband” after they saw smoke in the area where he was, according to the suit. Sledge accused Haley and another officer of punching him in the face, according to the suit. The Shelby County Division of Corrections did not respond to a request for comment Tuesday night. The Shelby County medical examiner's office has not released an official cause of death.

☆ Lisa Marie Presley remembered at Graceland memorial service
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +5 min

Some mourners held flowers as they waited for the service to begin under the tall trees on the lawn of Graceland, the home in Memphis where Lisa Marie lived as a child with her father. She was delicate, but was filled with life,” Priscilla Presley read. She then grew a family of her own.”After reading the poem, Priscilla Presley said: “Our heart is broken. After her father died, she became the sole heir of the Elvis Presley Trust, which — along with Elvis Presley Enterprises — managed Graceland and other assets until she sold her majority interest in 2005. A representative from Elvis Presley Enterprises has told The Associated Press that the mansion is in a trust that will go to the benefit of her children.

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