Tag: Tennessee

3 EMTs Fired After Video Released of Tyre Nichols’ Arrest

The Memphis Fire Department said it fired three employees following the release of video footage that showed the deadly arrest of Tyre Nichols and the immediate aftermath. Nichols, 29, died in hospital on Jan. 10, three days after his violent encounter with Memphis police officers when they tried to arrest him in a traffic stop gone…


Tyre Nichols’ Parents Accept Invitation to Attend State of the Union Address

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has invited the parents of Tyre Nichols, a man who died after being beaten by police, to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Feb. 7. Five African American police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, are accused of beating Nichols for an extended time. Video released by the Memphis…


Tyre Nichols’s Parents Accept Invitation to Attend State of the Union Address

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has invited the parents of Tyre Nichols, a man who died after being beaten by police, to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Feb. 7. Five African American police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, are accused of beating Nichols for an extended time. Video released by the Memphis…


Update on 5 Ex-Memphis Police Officers Charged in Tyre Nichols’ Death

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 earlier this month…


Update on 5 Ex-Memphis Police Officers Charged in Tyre Nichols’s Death

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…


Authorities Capture 2 Virginia Inmates in Tennessee

ABINGDON, Va.—Two inmates who fled a southwest Virginia jail were being held without bond on Saturday after they were captured in northeast Tennessee, authorities said. Officers located Johnny Shane Brown and Albert Lee Ricketson in a barn on Friday in Rogersville, Tennessee, and arrested them without incident, the sheriff’s office in Washington County, Virginia, said…


Memphis Police Disband Special Unit After Video Released of Tyre Nichols’ Arrest

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…


Tennessee Population Grows as Residents Flee More Liberal States

Peace and quiet are major factors why people are moving from more crowded states like New York and California for smaller-yet-growing states like Tennessee, but other reasons have accelerated peoples’ move to the area. In interviews with The Epoch Times, three individuals who moved to small towns in the Southeast region of Tennessee over the…


Protests Erupt in US Cities After Memphis Releases Tyre Nichols Video

Protesters have organized in several U.S. cities on Friday night following the release of body camera footage of the killing of Tyre Nichols by five Memphis police officers. The five former officers allegedly involved in the killing of Nichols were arrested and charged with second-degree murder on Thursday. After footage showing a violent struggle between Nichols…


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…