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Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith convicted of witness tampering in 2023 beating death

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who are all Black, were accused of violating the 29-year-old’s civil rights during the assault in January 2023

Cardiff Seafood Italian Cuisine was the scene of the alcohol-fuelled violence.

Former Memphis officers face charges in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating case. Trial reveals excessive force allegations and draws attention.

Lawyers for two 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 officers on trial for excessive force and obstructing justice in fatal beating case.

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

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

A former Memphis police officer who has pleaded guilty to violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights has testified that he was looking to leave a crime suppression unit because he was unhappy with the hostility team members were showing citizens, even before they fatally beat Nichols