{"id":110235,"date":"2024-10-04T08:56:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110235"},"modified":"2024-10-04T08:56:03","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:56:03","slug":"mixed-verdict-for-3-memphis-officers-convicted-in-tyre-nichols-fatal-beating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110235","title":{"rendered":"Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols&#8217; fatal beating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) \u2014 Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tyre-nichols\">Tyre Nichols<\/a><\/span>, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/law-enforcement-los-angeles-george-floyd-memphis-religion-21d9b66a447798e66e4f84a6b7bc3146\">broad changes in policing.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Jurors deliberated for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. <\/p>\n<p>All were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the beating, but Bean and Smith were acquitted of civil rights charges. Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols\u2019 civil rights causing death, but convicted of the lesser charge of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury. He was also convicted of a conspiracy to witness tamper charge that the others were acquitted of.<\/p>\n<p>The court remained silent as the verdicts were read.<\/p>\n<p>The judge ordered all three officers to be taken into custody. He planned to hold a hearing Monday to hear from the defense lawyers about releasing them pending sentencing. The witness tampering charges carry possible sentences of up to 20 years in prison. The civil rights charge against Haley carries up to 10 years in prison. They had faced up to life in prison if convicted on the harshest charges.<\/p>\n<p>The verdict marked a partial setback for prosecutors who were unable to land a conviction for civil rights violations for two officers who played an active role in the encounter. Jurors repeatedly watched graphic clips from <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tyre-nichols-beating-memphis-police-video-0daa689160c6902bd4ff76b407e06a59\">police video<\/a><\/span> that showed the officers punch and kick Nichols and hit him with a police baton just steps from his home, as the 29-year-old called out for his mother. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Assistant U.S. Attorney General Kristen Clarke, who oversees the Justice Department\u2019s civil rights division, said \u201cTyre Nichols should be alive today.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope this prosecution provides some measure of comfort as the law enforcement officers tied to his death have been held accountable,\u201d Clarke said. <\/p>\n<p>Bean and Smith were seen on video wrestling with Nichols and holding his arms, while also hitting him, but the jury was not convinced those actions amounted to civil rights violations. An FBI agent said Smith told him he punched Nichols, but defense lawyers argued Bean and Smith were merely slapping Nichols\u2019 hands away as they tried to put handcuffs on him.<\/p>\n<p>Rodney Wells, Nichols\u2019 stepfather, told The Associated Press outside the courtroom: \u201cA win is a win. They\u2019re all going to jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Five officers were charged in <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/projects\/tyre-nichols-police-body-cam-footage-analysis\/\">Nichols\u2019 death<\/a><\/span>, but two pleaded guilty and testified against members of their old crime suppression unit. <\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors argued that Nichols was beaten for running from a traffic stop, saying it was part of a common police practice referred to in officer slang as a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tyre-nichols-death-memphis-police-federal-trial-bfa2626bd71718354452ace32acaef66\">\u201cstreet tax\u201d or \u201crun tax.<\/a><\/span> \u201d They said the officers lied \u2014 to a supervisor, to medical professionals attending to Nichols and in required written reports \u2014 about the extent of the force they used.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a long journey for our family,\u201d RowVaughn Wells, Nichols\u2019 mother, told reporters. \u201cI\u2019m actually in shock right now because I still can\u2019t believe all the stuff that\u2019s going on. But we\u2019re happy that they all have been convicted and they have been arrested.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith\u2019s lawyer declined comment. Attorneys for Bean and Haley did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Nichols, who was Black, ran from the traffic stop despite being hit with pepper spray and a Taser. The five officers, who were fired after the beating, also are Black. <\/p>\n<p>Some of the most emotional testimony at trial came from one of the officers, Desmond Mills, who took a plea deal in which prosecutors call for up to 15 years in prison. He testified in tears that he was sorry, that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tyre-nichols-beating-death-memphis-trial-864b592141a429c5cbbed9964f3a2d72\">he left Nichols\u2019 young son fatherless<\/a><\/span> and that he wishes he stopped the punches. Later, he testified that he went along with <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tyre-nichols-beating-death-memphis-trial-864b592141a429c5cbbed9964f3a2d72\">a cover-up<\/a><\/span> in hopes that Nichols would survive and the whole thing would \u201cblow over.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Nichols died Jan. 10, 2023, three days after the beating. His son is now 7 years old.<\/p>\n<p>The other officer who reached a deal with prosecutors, Emmitt Martin, testified that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tyre-nichols-beating-death-memphis-trial-9b4d02c38b87baa263929f53235dd64f\">Nichols was \u201chelpless\u201d<\/a><\/span> while officers pummeled him, and that afterward the officers understood \u201cthey weren\u2019t going to tell on me, and I wasn\u2019t going to tell on them.\u201d Under his plea agreement, prosecutors will suggest a prison sentence of up to 40 years. <\/p>\n<p>Defense attorneys sought to portray Martin as a principal aggressor. Martin testified Nichols was not a threat, yet he acknowledged punching and kicking Nichols in the head.<\/p>\n<p>Mills\u2019 lawyer declined comment. Martin\u2019s attorney did not immediately respond to a phone message.<\/p>\n<p>The police video shows the officers milling about and talking as Nichols struggles with his injuries. An autopsy report shows he died from blows to the head. The report describes brain injuries, and cuts and bruises on his head and other areas.<\/p>\n<p>With the federal criminal trial complete, other investigations and court action still aren\u2019t settled.<\/p>\n<p>The five officers also have been charged with second-degree murder in state court, where they pleaded not guilty, although Mills and Martin are expected to change their pleas. A trial date in state court has not been set.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-beating-0d1b1133863abcc0d078a311dc5e8d76\">\u201cpatterns and practices\u201d investigation<\/a><\/span> into how Memphis officers use force and conduct arrests, and whether the department in the majority-Black city engages in racially discriminatory policing.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department also has a separate review concerning use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units within Memphis police. <\/p>\n<p>Pastor Earle Fisher, a Memphis activist who has long called for investigations of the city\u2019s police, said he hopes the probes \u201cprovide for us the remedies we so rightly deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Nichols\u2019 mother <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/tyre-nichols-lawsuit-police-memphis-beating-a4097a4caa2a597fe77356c0c8bdbfa6\">filed a $550 million lawsuit<\/a><\/span> against the city and its police chief.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Crump and Anthony Romanucci, lawyers for Nichols\u2019 family, said the verdicts \u201cbring a measure of accountability for his senseless and tragic death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur fight for justice for Tyre is far from over,\u201d the lawyers said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n<h2>_____<\/h2>\n<p>Mattise reported from Nashville, Tennessee. 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