Five officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols appear in court

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MEMPHIS — Five former Memphis police officers appeared in court Friday after several motions were filed in the case concerning their alleged involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols.

A deadline for discovery from all parties – which includes information about witnesses or evidence to be used in the case – has been set for the next court date, Aug. 18.

Body camera footage released by the Memphis Police Department shows officers beating Nichols and targeting him with pepper spray as he begins yelling for his mother, who lived near the site of the encounter. The Memphis Police Department has since deactivated its SCORPION Unit, the task force at the center of Nichols' death.

The news outlet reported that Bean's motion similarly argued there were"various responses" to the incident and"each officer initiated different levels of physical contact with the suspect." His attorneys said a jury might convict him based on the actions of the other officers.

 

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