Five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols will be arraigned on Feb. 17, according to court records. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith were charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, and a slew of other charges stemming from a traffic stop on Jan. 7…
Update on 5 Ex-Memphis Police Officers Charged in Tyre Nichols’s Death
Memphis Police Disband Special Unit After Video Released of Tyre Nichols’ Arrest
January 28, 2023
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The Memphis Police Department has permanently disbanded its special “Scorpion” unit a day after the city publicly released video footage of the arrest of Tyre Nichols. Nichols, 29, was engaged in a violent encounter with police officers in Memphis on Jan. 7 after a traffic stop, during which he attempted to flee and resisted police…
Memphis Releases Video of Police Beating Tyre Nichols
The city of Memphis late Friday released video clips from earlier this month, showing a violent struggle between Tyre Nichols and five former Memphis police officers who are now charged with Nichols’ murder. The five—Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith—were arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Thursday…
5 Former Memphis Officers Charged With Murder in Tyre Nichols Death
Five former Memphis police officers have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in the Jan. 10 death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols, a black man. Now-fired Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith—who are also black—have been accused of severely beating Nichols during a Jan….
LIVE NOW: News Conference on Man Killed After Traffic Stop in Memphis
A civil rights lawyer holds a news conference at 2:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 on the case of five Memphis police officers who have been fired for being involved in a traffic stop that resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old man. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
News Conference on Man Killed After Traffic Stop in Memphis
A civil rights lawyer holds a news conference at 2:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 23 on the case of five Memphis police officers who have been fired for being involved in a traffic stop that resulted in the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old man. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …
Rapper Gangsta Boo, Former Member of ‘Three 6 Mafia,’ Dead at 43
Gangsta Boo, a rapper and former member of Memphis-based hip-hop group “Three 6 Mafia,” has died, according to relatives, at the age of 43. In a video shared on Twitter by local news outlet WREG, dozens of family members and fans are seen gathered at the late performer’s Memphis home where the rapper, whose birth…
Memphis Police Officer Wounded, Suspect Killed in Shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A Memphis police officer was wounded and a man was killed during a shootout following a call about a suspicious vehicle at a gas station, authorities said. The Memphis Police Department said in a tweet that the officer was struck multiple times Monday night in the Oakhaven neighborhood, just north of the Tennessee-Mississippi border….
4th Person Surrenders in Slaying of Rapper Young Dolph
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—A fourth person wanted in the slaying of rapper Young Dolph turned himself in on Friday, Memphis police said. Jermarcus Johnson was wanted on a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, police said on the agency’s Facebook page. Police did not provide any additional details about Johnson or his alleged role in the…
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Shen Yun Shows the Audience What Is Actually Happening in China
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—It was the best of China, it was the worst of China; Shen Yun Performing Arts did not shy away from presenting to its audiences what China was like in ancient times, and what has been happening in China in the modern day. Shen Yun performed at the Cannon Center for the Performing Arts,…