ADRIAN SAINZ

Rev. J. Lawrence Turner, left, leads a prayer vigil with the mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, RowVaughn Wells, second from right, and Rodney Wells, right, outside the federal courthouse during the trial of three former Memphis police officers accused of killing her son Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
3 ex-officers did not testify at their trial in Tyre Nichols’ death
Lawyers for three former Memphis officers have rested their cases without calling them to testify in their defense against charges that they violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights when he was fatally beaten after a 2023 traffic stop.
 
Former Memphis police officer Tadarrius Bean arrives at the federal courthouse for the second day of jury selection for the trial in the Tyre Nichols case Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Friend says an ex-officer on trial in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols did his job ‘by the book’
Bryant McKinney, who graduated from the Memphis police academy with Tadarrius Bean in January 2021, took the stand in the federal trial of Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith. They have pleaded not guilty to charges of excessive force, failure to intervene, and obstructing justice through witness
 
FILE - This undated photo provided by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation shows Holly Bobo. (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation via AP, File)
Tennessee judge denies attempt for a new trial in Holly Bobo killing
Hardin County Circuit Judge J.
 
Defendant Justin Johnson, center, was found guilty of murder in the death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph, in court in Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, Pool)
Memphis man gets life sentence for killing rapper Young Dolph
Justin Johnson has been found guilty of murder in the death of Memphis rapper Young Dolph. Witnesses testified over three days that Young Dolph’s killing was part of a feud between rival record labels.
 
RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, closes her eyes during a prayer vigil outside the federal courthouse during the trial of three former Memphis police officers accused of killing her son Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
FBI agent says 2 officers accepted accountability in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
An FBI agent who interviewed two former Memphis police officers who are on trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols’ has testified that they accepted accountability for participating.
 
Former Memphis police officer Desmond Mills, left, arrives at the federal courthouse with his attorney Blake Ballin, right, to testify against his former colleagues during the trial in the Tyre Nichols case Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Ex-officer says he went along with ‘cover-up’ of fatal beating hoping Tyre Nichols would survive
A former Memphis police officer has testified under a plea deal that he told his supervisor the arrest of Tyre Nichols was handled “by the book” because he wanted to protect his job and hide a beating that was ultimately fatal for Nichols.
 
FILE - Former Memphis police officer, Desmond Mills Jr., accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols, appears with his attorney at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center in Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, File)
Ex-officer testifies in tears he’s sorry for Tyre Nichols beating. ‘I made his child fatherless’
A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights testified in tears Tuesday, saying that he made Nichols’ young son fatherless, and that he’s sorry and wishes he had stopped the punches.
 
Defendant Justin Johnson, left, appears in court as the murder trial of rapper Young Dolph begins in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian via AP, Pool)
Memphis man testifies that he and another man killed rapper Young Dolph
A Memphis man has testified he and a second person shot and killed rapper Young Dolph after the brother of another rapper put a hit on the recording artist. Cornelius Smith testified Monday in the murder trial of Justin Johnson.
 
FILE - Rapper Young Dolph performs at The Parking Lot Concert, Aug. 23, 2020, in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)
Trial in daytime ambush of rapper Young Dolph 3 years ago to begin in Memphis
The trial in the slaying of rapper Young Dolph is set to begin in Memphis, Tennessee. Proceedings are scheduled to begin Monday in Memphis in the trial of Justin Johnson.
 
Former Memphis police officer Justin Smith leaves the federal courthouse after the first day of jury selection of the trial in the Tyre Nichols case Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Ex-Memphis police supervisor says there was ‘no need’ for officers to beat Tyre Nichols
A former Memphis police supervisor says there was “no need” for five officers to punch, kick, and hit Tyre Nichols with a baton on the night he was fatally beaten after a traffic stop.
 
FILE - The image from video released on Jan. 27, 2023, by the City of Memphis, shows Tyre Nichols during a brutal attack by five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7, 2023, in Memphis, Tenn. (City of Memphis via AP, File)
Jurors watch video of EMTs failing to treat Tyre Nichols after he was beaten
Jurors in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in Tyre Nichol’s fatal beating have seen video showing two EMTs standing around, doing nothing to help him as he sat bleeding on the ground.
 
Former Memphis police officer Demetrius Haley, left, leaves the federal courthouse after the first day of jury selection of the trial in the Tyre Nichols case Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo of the badly injured man on the night he was punched, kicked and hit with a police baton following a traffic stop.
 
Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis Police Department officer, second from left, accused of killing Tyre Nichols, walks into federal court Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Ex-officer testifies he beat a ‘helpless’ Tyre Nichols then lied about it
A former Memphis police officer has testified that he punched a “helpless” Tyre Nichols at least five times while two colleagues held his arms and urged him on during the January 2023 beating that led to his death.
 
Emmitt Martin III, a former Memphis Police Department officer, second from left, accused of killing Tyre Nichols, walks into federal court Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Former officer testifies Tyre Nichols ‘wasn’t a threat’ when he was snatched from car during stop
A former Memphis police officer has testified in the trial of three former colleagues charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.
 
Former Memphis police officer Demetrius Haley arrives at the federal courthouse for the second day of jury selection for the trial in the Tyre Nichols case Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Officers’ reports on fatal Tyre Nichols beating omitted punches and kicks, lieutenant testifies
A police lieutenant has testified that three former Memphis police officers broke department rules when they failed to say that they punched and kicked Tyre Nichols on required forms submitted after the January 2023 fatal beating. Lt.
 
FILE - The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
Officers who beat Tyre Nichols didn’t follow police training, lieutenant testifies
A police lieutenant has testified that three former officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols did not comply with Memphis Police Department training policies when they punched, kicked and hit the 29-year-old motorist with a baton after a traffic stop.
 
FILE - The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
Officers pummeled Tyre Nichols because he fled, a form of ‘run tax,’ prosecutor says
Three former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyre Nichols stood by his body and laughed after pummeling him in an attack caught on video. Assistant U.S.
 
FILE - The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
Jury is selected for the trial of 3 ex-Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
A jury has been selected in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with federal civil rights violations in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.
 
FILE - The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
Officers laid the blame on Tyre Nichols, but video shows a fatal beatdown they largely omitted
Footage from Memphis police cameras show a starkly different scene of the January 2023 beating that ended Tyre Nichols’ life than the reports from the officers who delivered the blows.
 
RowVaughn Wells, left, and Rodney Wells, parents of Tyre Nichols, arrive at the federal courthouse before the start of jury selection of the trial in the Tyre Nichols case Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, in Memphis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Judge asks potential jurors if they can be fair toward 3 officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death
Potential jurors in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights are being asked whether heavy media coverage and video of him being beaten to death could influence their ability to be fair.
 
Memphis City Council Chair JB Smiley Jr. speaks during a news conference about a lawsuit filed against the Shelby County Election Commission, Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn., for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
Memphis City Council sues to reinstate gun control measures on November ballot
The Memphis City Council is suing the commission that oversees the city’s elections for removing three gun control questions from the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.
 
House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, shakes hands with Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge, after a news conference, April 25, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, file)
Gun control initiatives to be left off Memphis ballot after GOP threat to withhold funds
Election officials in Memphis have decided to leave three gun control questions off the November ballot after top Republican state leaders threatened to withhold tens of millions of dollars in state funding.
 
FILE - The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game, Jan. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
A 2nd ex-Memphis officer accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is changing his plea
A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform.
 
FILE - People stand at the base of the Interstate 55 bridge crossing the Mississippi River on May 8, 2011, in Memphis, Tenn. Officials announced Friday, July 12, 2024, that the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to replace the 75-year-old bridge. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
US Transportation Department to invest nearly $400 million for new Interstate 55 bridge in Memphis
Officials say the U.S. Department of Transportation is providing nearly $400 million to build a new Interstate 55 bridge connecting Tennessee and Arkansas across the Mississippi River. The work would replace the existing 75-year-old span.
 
FILE - This booking photo provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department on June 12, 2024, shows Gibson County Sheriff Paul Thomas. The sitting Tennessee sheriff pleaded not guilty Wednesday, July 10, to charges that he illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission. (Metro Nashville Police Department via AP, File)
Tennessee sheriff pleads not guilty to using prison labor for personal profit
A sitting Tennessee sheriff has pleaded not guilty to charges that he illegally profited from the work of jail inmates under his supervision and housed dozens of them in a home outside of the prison without permission.
 
U.S. Army veteran Karl Loucks, left, speaks with his lawyer Blake Ballin during a court hearing, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn., about first-degree murder charges filed against him in the fatal shooting of a homeless man. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz)
Case against Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man in Memphis, Tennessee, moves forward
A security guard and a police investigator say a U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pepper-sprayed a homeless man and entered into a confrontation with him before fatally shooting him with an automatic rifle in Memphis, Tennessee.
 
A Memphis man is now charged with attacking two homeless men in recent months
Court documents show a U.S. Army veteran charged with fatally shooting a homeless man also has been accused of attacking another homeless person with a knife in downtown Memphis. Shelby County court records show Karl P.
 
FILE - Jason Autry identifies Zachery Adams during his testimony on day four of Adams' murder trial, Sept. 14, 2017, in Savannah, Tenn. Autry, a Tennessee man who was granted his freedom after providing key trial testimony in the case of slain nursing student Holly Bobo, has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on unrelated federal weapons charges, authorities said Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Kenneth Cummings/The Jackson Sun via AP, Pool, File)
Star witness in Holly Bobo murder trial gets 19 years in federal prison in unrelated case
Authorities say a Tennessee man who was granted his freedom after providing key trial testimony in the case of murdered nursing student Holly Bobo has been sentenced to 19 years in federal prison on unrelated federal weapons charges.
 
FILE - Priscilla Presley, center stands next to Jack Soden, left, Elvis Presley Enterprises president, and Joel Weinshanker, Graceland Holdings managing partner, during the grand opening of the "Elvis Presley's Memphis" complex, March 2, 2017, in Memphis, Tenn. The Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing ceremony 12 years ago, honoring legends spanning generations and genres, from Elvis Presley to ZZ Top to Three 6 Mafia. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
Graceland steward Jack Soden and soul man Wilson Pickett among 9 named to Memphis Music Hall of Fame
Twelve years ago, the Memphis Music Hall of Fame inducted its inaugural class of 25 luminaries at a rousing ceremony, honoring legends spanning generations and genres, from Elvis Presley to Three 6 Mafia.
 
FILE - Cleotha Abston walks from the witness stand to his seat in a courtroom during his sentencing hearing for an April rape conviction on Friday, May 17, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. A judge on Monday, June 17, 2024, set a trial date for a man charged with kidnapping and killing a school teacher who was on an early morning run in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)
A trial date has been set for a man charged in the kidnapping, killing of a Memphis school teacher
A judge has set a trial date for a man charged in the kidnapping and killing of a school teacher while she was on an early morning run in Tennessee.
 
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