By Nathan Layne and Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – As soon as next week, the Memphis City Council will consider a raft of reforms aimed at curtailing police violence after the …
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(Reuters) – Personnel files released Wednesday by the Memphis Police Department detail previous disciplinary cases involving four of the five former officers charged with murder in the beating death of …
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(This Jan. 30 story has been corrected to specify that Whitaker was a passenger in the fire department vehicle, not the driver, in paragraphs 1 and 4) By Alyssa Pointer …
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Three Memphis EMTs Fired, Seventh Officer Relieved Of Duty After Tyre Nichols’ Death Trevor Schakohl on January 31, 2023 Authorities announced Monday that three EMTs were fired and a seventh …
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(In Jan. 30 story, corrects paragraphs 1 and 15 to show third employee fired by Memphis Fire Department was a lieutenant, not the emergency vehicle driver) (Reuters) -The Memphis Fire …
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Memphis Police Removed Another Officer From Duty Following Tyre Nichols Beating: REPORT Trevor Schakohl on January 30, 2023 A sixth Memphis police officer was “relieved of duty” at the same …
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(Reuters) – The Memphis Fire Department on Monday said it had fired two emergency medical technicians and an emergency vehicle driver who responded to the brutal police beating of Tyre …
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By Maria Cardona and Diane Bartz MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -The specialized police unit that included the five Memphis officers charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was disbanded on …
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By Alyssa Pointer and Steve Gorman MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Reuters) -Tyre Nichols repeatedly cried, “Mom! Mom!” as the five Memphis police officers now charged with the Black motorist’s murder pummeled him …
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Demonstrations Begin Across The Country As Memphis Releases Footage Of Tyre Nichols Beating Trevor Schakohl on January 27, 2023 The City of Memphis publicly disclosed footage Friday showing the Jan. …
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(Reuters) – (Note language in entry for 8:34 p.m. that readers may find offensive) Memphis police beat, tased, kicked and batoned Tyre Nichols during a Jan. 7 traffic stop, video …
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(Reuters) – President Joe Biden said he was “outraged” and “deeply pained” after watching a violent encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, and the five police officers charged …
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(Reuters) – At least some of the officers involved in the traffic stop that authorities say resulted in the beating and death of Tyre Nichols were part of a specialized …
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(Reuters) – The city of Memphis on Friday released video of the police traffic stop and beating of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man. Five police officers have been fired …
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By Tyler Clifford (Reuters) -Five former Memphis police officers were charged on Thursday with murder in the death of a Black motorist, Tyre Nichols, from injuries he sustained in a …
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(Reuters) – Two Memphis Fire Department employees involved in the care of a Black man who died after a traffic stop earlier this month have been relieved of their duties …
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By Daniel Trotta and Tyler Clifford (Reuters) – The video of Memphis police beating a Black man who died after a traffic stop on Jan. 7 reminded civil rights attorney …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five Memphis police officers who had been involved in a traffic stop that ended with the death of a Black man were fired Friday, the department said …
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Memphis, TN – Daniel Kirtman, 25, and Michael Thomas, 24, have been sentenced to a total of 15 years in federal prison for federal firearms crimes. Kirtman was sentenced to …
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Memphis, TN – A federal grand jury has indicted two Memphis business owners with conspiring to defraud the Federal Paycheck Protection Program of over $786,000. United States Attorney Kevin G. …
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Memphis, TN – Tony Jackson, 35, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, being …
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MEMPHIS – On Thursday, October 27, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists in Memphis, TN intercepted a first-in-the-nation beetle larvae in a Christmas wreath kit. The shipment, …
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Jackson, Miss. – A Memphis man pled guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and interstate sex trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca, Special Agent in Charge Jermicha Fomby of …
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Memphis, TN – A federal judge has sentenced a former Memphis Police Officer to 12 years in federal prison for criminal civil rights violations. U.S. Attorney Kevin G. Ritz announced the …
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NEW ORLEANS – On Saturday, October 8, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists in Memphis, Tennessee seized two bird carcasses and palm seeds encased in cement statues. …