A man identified as a black Army veteran is suing the five former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memphis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memphis</a>, Tennessee, police officers charged with murdering Tyre Nichols.
Lawyers for Monterrious Harris, 22, filed a lawsuit in Tennessee federal court seeking $5 million in damages over the alleged violent encounter that took place three days before Nichols was beaten.
Harris claims he was in a car waiting on his cousin at an apartment complex in Memphis on January 4 when masked and armed members of the now-disbanded Scorpion Unit &#8220;suddenly swarmed&#8221; him without immediately identifying themselves and demanded he get out or &#8220;be shot.&#8221;
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Thinking he was being robbed, Harris backed his car up until it hit some sort of object, and he then stepped out of the vehicle with his hands up, the lawsuit says. That&#8217;s when Harris alleges officers punched, stomped, and dragged him across the concrete until witnesses came outside in response to his shouts for help.
After receiving treatment at a hospital, Harris was held in jail for several days until his family could post bond, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-memphis-cops-charged-tyre-nichols-death-swarmed-black-army-vet-beat-days-earlier-lawsuit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>.
Harris claims in his lawsuit that he is facing &#8220;false&#8221; charges, including evading arrest. He was also slapped with various drug and weapons violations. Harris&#8217; cousin left a licensed and registered gun in the car without Harris knowing, the lawsuit says.
&#8220;Mr. Harris had great difficulty walking because his left leg was gashed from the assault,&#8221; the lawsuit says. &#8220;But for witnesses coming outside to observe after hearing Mr. Harris&#8217; loud screams, Mr. Harris would likely have suffered the same fate as Mr. Nichols.&#8221;
Defendants in the lawsuit include Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. — who are the same five black officers charged with second-degree murder in the fatal beating of Nichols, a black 29-year-old FedEx worker. These officers, who were fired from the Memphis police force, do not yet have attorneys listed, <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/the-same-5-officers-who-beat-tyre-nichols-attacked-a-memphis-army-vet-3-days-earlier-according-to-his-lawsuit/ar-AA17iPZ6?li=BBnbcA1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to Insider</a>.
The Shelby County District Attorney&#8217;s Office <a href="https://www.scdag.com/news-releases/statement-from-shelby-county-district-attorneys-office-regarding-ongoing-investigation-in-tyre-nichols-case" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously said</a> it was looking into all individuals involved in the events leading up to, during, and after the beating of Nichols. Memphis police announced late last month that it permanently <a href="https://wreg.com/news/local/memphis-scorpion-unit-permanently-disbanded/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disbanded the specialized street crime Scorpion unit</a>.
Harris&#8217; mother called Spence Partners Law while Harris was in jail, and the firm&#8217;s lawyers were the ones who found out the officers mentioned in the police report for Harris were the same ones charged in Nichols&#8217; death, according to an <a href="https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/memphian-beaten-memphis-police-scorpion-unit-tyre-nichols-died/522-b79f816c-4758-40e1-a2f5-38f130ed82a9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC 24 Memphis report</a>.
“We filed a lawsuit because we believe we can prove that there’s a policy and custom in MPD in which they violate the rights of young Black men like Monterrious,” said Jarrett Spence of the law firm.
The City of Memphis and four John Does were also listed as defendants in Harris&#8217; lawsuit.

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The parents of Tyre Nichols, a man allegedly killed by police in Memphis Tennessee, is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-to-deliver-state-of-the-union-address-with-new-speaker-looking-over-his-shoulder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">expected to be in attendance</a> at President Joe Biden&#8217;s State of the Union address on Tuesday night.
The White House <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/02/07/the-white-house-announces-guest-list-for-the-first-ladys-box-for-the-2023-state-of-the-union-address/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released a list of guests</a> who will be sitting with the president&#8217;s wife, first lady Jill Biden. Among them is RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, the mother and stepfather of Nichols.
Nichols, a black 29-year-old FedEx worker, died last month after a brutal beating captured on camera. The ordeal stemmed from an attempted arrest during a traffic stop for suspected reckless driving.
Nichols was subdued, but then he fled before being recaptured minutes later and police allegedly kicked and punched him multiple times. Nichols later died at a hospital. Five black officers were fired and subsequently charged with second-degree murder.
Although the officers charged in Nichols&#8217; death were all black and their special unit was disbanded, activists have taken to blaming &#8220;<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/media/tyre-nichols-bodycam-systemic-racism-non-white-people-black-activists" target="_blank" rel="noopener">systematic racism</a>.&#8221; There have been fresh calls for policing reforms.
&#8220;President Biden has made clear that we must take action to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again,&#8221; the White House said in a statement. &#8220;In addition to signing an executive order last year, the President continues to call on Congress to send the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to his desk.&#8221;
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke at Nichols&#8217; funeral earlier this month. “This violent act was not in pursuit of public safety. It was not in the interest of keeping the public safe, because one must ask, was not it in the interest of keeping the public safe that Tyre Nichols would be with us today?” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/kamala-harris-calls-on-congress-to-pass-policing-reform-at-tyre-nichols-funeral" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Harris said</a>. “Was he not also entitled to the right to be safe?”
Other State of the Union guests announced by the White House include Ukraine Ambassador Oksana Markarova and Holocaust survivor Ruth Cohen.
Also in attendance will be Paul Pelosi, the 82-year-old husband of Nancy Pelosi, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-footage-of-attack-on-paul-pelosi-released" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survived a break-in attack</a> at their San Francisco home in late October, as well as Brandon Tsay, the man caught on camera <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/monterey-park-biden-call-brandon-tsay/12738880/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">disarming the suspected gunman</a> in the deadly Monterey Park, California, shooting.

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Two more Memphis Police Department officers have been relieved of duty following the death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month.
Nichols died on January 10, three days after Memphis police pulled him over in a traffic stop. Nichols and the five former police officers charged in his killing are black. Authorities stopped Nichols on January 7 for “reckless driving” near Raines Road and Ross Road in Memphis.
Police said that during the stop a “confrontation occurred,” at which point Nichols ran away from police on foot as they attempted to apprehend him.
Surveillance <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/body-cam-footage-released-showing-incident-between-police-and-tyre-nichols" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footage</a> of the incident allegedly showed the five police officers beating Nichols after they had caught up to him and placed him in handcuffs.
With the two latest Memphis police officers being relieved of their duties, the number of officers disciplined now stands at seven.
Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmit Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have all been charged with two counts of official misconduct, local media reported, with one count of official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault-act in concert, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
The Associated Press <a href="https://apnews.com/article/tyre-nichols-memphis-police-officer-suspended-179a49b0e8b1c6494af2e6408581d47f" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that the Memphis Fire Department officials announced on Monday that they had fired three emergency medical technicians that responded to the scene.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into two of its deputies after the body camera footage was released on Friday evening.
“Having watched the videotape for the first time tonight, I have concerns about two deputies who appeared on the scene following the physical confrontation between police and Tyre Nichols,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Jr. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-sheriff-opens-new-investigation-two-deputies-tyre-nichols-bodycam-video-release" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. “I have launched an internal investigation into the conduct of these deputies to determine what occurred and if any policies were violated. Both of these deputies have been relieved of duty pending the outcome of this administrative investigation.”
Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Monday all individuals involved in the events leading up to, during, and after the beating of Nichols could face additional charges.
“This includes the officer present at the initial encounter who has not — so far — been charged, Memphis Fire Department personnel, and persons who participated in preparing documentation of the incident afterward,” the district attorney’s office <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/shelby-county-d-a-says-all-individuals-involved-in-tyre-nichols-confrontation-could-face-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Brandon Drey contributed to this report.

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Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said Monday all individuals involved in the events leading up to, during, and after the beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, could face additional charges.
&#8220;This includes the officer present at the initial encounter who has not — so far — been charged, Memphis Fire Department personnel, and persons who participated in preparing documentation of the incident afterward,&#8221; the district attorney&#8217;s office told <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/6th-officer-involved-tyre-nichols-death-relieved-duty/story?id=96764687">ABC News</a>.
Mulroy spoke to &#8220;<a href="https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnr/date/2023-01-29/segment/05">CNN Newsroom Sunday</a>,&#8221; saying he could not comment on an ongoing investigation or an ongoing prosecution when asked if the public could see other individuals charged in the case.
&#8220;We&#8217;re going to need time to allow the investigation to go forward in further consideration of charges,&#8221; he said. &#8220;But I will say this, nothing we did last Thursday regarding the indictments precludes us from bringing other charges later.&#8221;
At least two Memphis Fire Department employees and two Shelby County Sheriff&#8217;s deputies are being investigated, according to a report by <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/28/us/tyre-nichols-beating-video-takeaways/index.html">CNN</a>.
Memphis Fire Department spokesperson Qwanesha Ward told the news outlet two fire department employees who were part of Nichols&#8217; &#8220;initial patient care&#8221; were relieved of duty &#8220;while an internal investigation is being conducted.&#8221;
Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. said two deputies &#8220;who appeared on the scene following the physical confrontation&#8221; have sparked an internal investigation, adding both deputies &#8220;have been relieved of duty&#8221; pending the investigation&#8217;s outcome.
Dave Aronberg, Palm Beach County State Attorney in Florida, told <a href="https://www.mediaite.com/crime/shelby-county-da-wont-rule-out-charges-being-filed-against-additional-people-for-tyre-nichols-death2/">Mediaite</a> that if the district attorney&#8217;s office pursues additional charges against the Memphis Fire Department or Shelby County deputies, it would &#8220;hinge&#8221; on their official job duties.
&#8220;The big question from a criminal and civil standpoint is &#8216;did they have a legal duty to intervene?'&#8221; Aronberg said. &#8220;That duty exists because of the position they are in. It wouldn&#8217;t apply to a civilian bystander but would definitely apply to a police officer or EMT who stood by and did nothing.&#8221;
However, Aronber noted the charges would depend on Tennessee law and would not speculate as a Florida prosecutor on another state&#8217;s law.
Mulroy&#8217;s comments come days after announcing charges against five former Memphis Police Department officers who were arrested and charged in connection to the incident for their alleged involvement in the death of the 29-year-old male, who died earlier this month in a hospital days after the confrontation.
Those officers include Emmit Martin III, Justin Smith, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Desmond Mills for Nichols&#8217; death.
Authorities charged each officer with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of a weapon, aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily injury, official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power, official misconduct through failure to act when there is a duty imposed by law, and official oppression.
Memphis Police Department representatives told ABC that authorities relieved a sixth officer Preston Hemphill of duty during an ongoing investigation, which found the officer deployed his Taser during the confrontation.
Hemphill, the third officer at Nichols&#8217; initial traffic stop, was heard on his body camera video saying twice, &#8220;I hope they stomp his a**,&#8221; ABC reported.
&#8220;As per departmental regulations Officer Hemphill activated his bodycam,&#8221; Lee Gerald, an attorney representing Hemphill, said earlier in a statement to ABC. &#8220;He was never present at the second scene. He is cooperating with officials in this investigation.&#8221;
Police body camera footage was released Friday evening, showing the confrontation between former Memphis Police Department officers and Nichols after officers pulled him over for &#8220;reckless driving&#8221; on January 7.
Nichols ran away from authorities on foot as they attempted to apprehend him.
Nichols died three days later on January 10.

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NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin said he&#8217;s &#8220;tired of seeing black men fight black men&#8221; after five Memphis police officers were charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, and drew an ill-advised comparison to Will Smith slapping Chris Rock last year.
During ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1K0F1cIZ3E">First Take</a>&#8221; on Monday, sports host Ryan Clark talked about the &#8220;calculated&#8221; evil of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/body-cam-footage-released-showing-incident-between-police-and-tyre-nichols">five police officers</a> accused of beating Nichols, 29, to death after stopping him for reckless driving. Irvin, the former Dallas Cowboys star, decried the black-on-black incident and even invoked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/will-smith">Smith</a> slapping <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/chris-rock">Rock</a> at the 94th Academy Awards in 2022.
&#8220;And I know [is] we keep saying it&#8217;s not a black-white thing,&#8221;  Irvin said. &#8220;You don&#8217;t ever want to see anybody get hit, anybody get beaten like that. But it does hurt a little more because it&#8217;s a black man doing it.
&#8220;It hurts man,&#8221; he added. &#8220;I&#8217;m tired of seeing black men fight black men. It&#8217;s a blue thing. But we&#8217;ve seen it quite a bit this year going way back to Will Smith and Chris Rock stuff.&#8221;
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&#8220;I&#8217;m just tired of seeing us do it,&#8221; Irvin continued. &#8220;We got enough of a fight to get our right perspective and our right place, we don&#8217;t need to be fighting each other like this. Please, let&#8217;s just stop that, please.&#8221;
Earlier in the show, the ESPN hosts praised the father of Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts for raising him, as they shared stats about <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/be7be259-fc29-4843-b55c-15d4385a7cd4">fathers being absent</a> in the black community.
&#8220;Give some credit to Averion Hurts, who is his father,&#8221; Clark said. &#8220;We talk so much about black fathers being in the home. He raised that man to be who he is today.&#8221;
Later, Clark posted a <a href="https://twitter.com/Realrclark25/status/1620106415548534785?s=20&amp;t=8cHvO42g0Upk-i9kN3e-QQ">clip on Twitter</a> that&#8217;s gone viral noting that both Super Bowl-bound African American quarterbacks have black fathers who &#8220;raised great men,&#8221; referring to the elder Hurts and Patrick Mahomes Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
&#8220;Patrick Mahomes Sr, &amp; Averion Hurts are present fathers that raised great men,&#8221; the ESPN host tweeted. &#8220;The narrative of the absent black father is pushed through the media. So, let&#8217;s remember to push this as well. Salute to you both for changing the narrative. I know Jalen &amp; Patrick appreciate you.&#8221;
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Patrick Mahomes Sr, &amp; Averion Hurts are present fathers that raised great men. The narrative of the absent black father is pushed through the media. So, let’s remember to push this as well. Salute to you both for changing the narrative. I know Jalen &amp; Patrick appreciate you. <a href="https://t.co/yFyLbzDmy1">pic.twitter.com/yFyLbzDmy1</a>
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Some of the fired police officers charged with the murder of Tyre Nichols were reportedly hired after the Memphis Police Department lowered its job requirements.
Nichols died on January 10, three days after Memphis police pulled him over in a traffic stop, local media reported. Nichols, and the five former police officers accused of murdering him, are black.
Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmit Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have all been charged with two counts of official misconduct, local media reported, with one count of official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault-act in concert, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/01/28/memphis-cops-in-tyre-nichols-murder-hired-after-pd-relaxed-job-standards/">reported</a> that Bean and Haley joined the Memphis Police Department during the summer of 2020 as riots related to the death of George Floyd rocked the nation.
Bean and Haley&#8217;s hiring by the department in August 2020 came two years after the department significantly lowered the education required to join the force.
The lowered standards meant that recruits no longer needed an associate&#8217;s degree or 54 college credit hours to join, the report said, and could instead get by with just work experience.
Experts who spoke to the Post said the lowered requirements meant &#8220;less desirable&#8221; candidates were being brought on by the department.
A LinkedIn post by law enforcement official Karan Parmar claimed that sources inside the department said that the officers were not hired through the normal process that the department had implemented.
&#8220;According to a source within the Memphis PD, the 5 charged officers weren’t hired through the usual structured PD hiring process,&#8221; Parmar claimed. &#8220;City leaders felt the existing process was too strict and kept certain people from getting jobs at the department. City leaders began their own hiring process and then pushed new hires into the agency, bypassing the testing procedures in place at the department. You can read between the lines what that all means.&#8221;
&#8220;All 5 of the charged officers were hired by the City, and didn’t go through the rigorous PD testing process,&#8221; the statement continued. &#8220;This is what quota hiring looks like. Lawsuits and dead innocents. The city should pay (sic) the lawsuits instead of the Police department. This Murder wasn’t created by old school policing or by &#8216;white supremacy&#8217;. This murder was directly facilitated by liberal policy.&#8221;
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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memphis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memphis</a> Police Department announced over the weekend that it was disbanding an important anti-crime task force in the wake of the death of Tyre Nichols.
Nichols died on January 10, three days after Memphis police pulled him over in a traffic stop for “reckless driving” near Raines Road and Ross Road in Memphis, Tennessee.
Police said that during the stop, a “confrontation occurred,” at which point Nichols ran away from police on foot as they attempted to apprehend him. Video of the incident was released last night by law enforcement.
The Memphis Police Department said Saturday night that it was ending the SCORPION Unit (Street Crimes Operations to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods) after officials met with Chief Cerelyn &#8216;C J.&#8217; Davis to discuss recent events.
&#8220;In the process of listening intently to the family of Tyre Nichols, community leaders, and the uninvolved officers who have done quality work in their assignments, it is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the SCORPION Unit,&#8221; the statement <a href="https://twitter.com/MEM_PoliceDept/status/1619446919683796992" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;The officers currently assigned to the unit agree unreservedly with this next step. While the heinous actions of a few casts a cloud of dishonor on the title SCORPION, it is imperative that we, the Memphis Police Department take proactive steps in the healing process for all impacted.&#8221;
&#8220;The Memphis Police Department remains committed to serving our community and taking every measure possible to rebuild the trust that has been negatively affected by the death of Mr. Tyre Nichols,&#8221; police added.
Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmit Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have all been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/5-former-memphis-police-officers-charged-in-mans-death-city-braces-for-possible-riots" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> with two counts of official misconduct, local media reported, with one count of official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault-act in concert, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, told CNN on Friday that those who protest her son’s death should not riot because that is not what her son would have wanted.
“I don’t want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets, because that’s not what my son stood for,” Wells said. “And if you guys are here for me and Tyre, then you will protest peacefully.”
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/two-more-law-enforcement-officers-under-investigation-over-alleged-involvement-in-death-of-tyre-nichols" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Two More Law Enforcement Officers Under Investigation Over Alleged Involvement In Death Of Tyre Nichols</a>

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Two more law enforcement officers have been placed on administrative leave and are now under investigation over their alleged involvement in the death of Tyre Nichols.
The Memphis Police Department fired and criminally charged five police officers over Nichols&#8217; death earlier this month.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into two of its deputies after body camera footage was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/body-cam-footage-released-showing-incident-between-police-and-tyre-nichols" target="_blank" rel="noopener">released</a> Friday evening that showed the incident that led to Nichols&#8217; death.
&#8220;Having watched the videotape for the first time tonight, I have concerns about two deputies who appeared on the scene following the physical confrontation between police and Tyre Nichols,&#8221; Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner, Jr. <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/tennessee-sheriff-opens-new-investigation-two-deputies-tyre-nichols-bodycam-video-release" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>. &#8220;I have launched an internal investigation into the conduct of these deputies to determine what occurred and if any policies were violated. Both of these deputies have been relieved of duty pending the outcome of this administrative investigation.&#8221;
The names of the two deputies were not released.
&#8220;My heartfelt condolences are expressed to the family and friends of Tyre Nichols,&#8221; Bonner added. &#8220;I am sad and angry about his tragic death.&#8221;
Nichols died on January 10, three days after Memphis police pulled him over for “reckless driving” near Raines Road and Ross Road in Memphis.
Police said that during the stop, a “confrontation occurred,” at which point Nichols ran away from police on foot as they attempted to apprehend him.
“While attempting to take the suspect into custody, another confrontation occurred; however, the suspect was ultimately apprehended,” MPD said. “Afterward the suspect complained of having shortness of breath, at which point an ambulance was called to the scene.”
Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmit Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have all been charged with two counts of official misconduct, local media reported, with one count of official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault-act in concert, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, told CNN on Friday that those who protest her son’s death should not riot because that it is not want her son would have wanted.
“I don’t want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets, because that’s not what my son stood for,” Wells said. “And if you guys are here for me and Tyre, then you will protest peacefully.”

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Two More Law Enforcement Officers Under Investigation Over Alleged Involvement In Death Of Tyre Nichols

Body camera footage was released Friday evening allegedly showing the interaction between former <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memphis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memphis</a> Police Department officers and Tyre Nichols that allegedly led to Nichols&#8217; death.
Following the release of the footage, multiple news outlets <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/tyre-nichols-memphis-news-1-27-23/h_ae589d6ba773278080982f61ef409db2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that a group of protesters had marched onto the I-55 bridge, blocking all lanes as of approximately 8 p.m. eastern time. The Memphis Police Department issued a warning on Twitter to “avoid the area if possible.”
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Five former Memphis Police Department officers were arrested and charged in connection to the incident for their alleged involvement in the death of the 29-year-old male, who died earlier this month in a hospital days after the confrontation.
Nichols died on January 10, three days after Memphis police pulled him over in a traffic stop, local media reported. Nichols, and the five former police officers involved, are black.
Authorities stopped Nichols on January 7 for “reckless driving” near Raines Road and Ross Road in Memphis.
Police told local media that during the stop, a “confrontation occurred,” at which point Nichols ran away from police on foot as they attempted to apprehend him.
“While attempting to take the suspect into custody, another confrontation occurred; however, the suspect was ultimately apprehended,” MPD said. “Afterward the suspect complained of having shortness of breath, at which point an ambulance was called to the scene.”
Officials released the following four videos from the incident [WARNING: Graphic content]:
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Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmit Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have all been charged with two counts of official misconduct, local media reported, with one count of official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault-act in concert, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/27/us/tyre-nichols-memphis-friday/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN on Friday that those who protest her son&#8217;s death should not riot because that is not what her son would have wanted.
“I don’t want us burning up our cities, tearing up the streets, because that’s not what my son stood for,” Wells said. “And if you guys are here for me and Tyre, then you will protest peacefully.”
“When my husband and I got to the hospital and I saw my son, he was already gone,” Wells said. “They had beat him to a pulp.”
“He had bruises all over him. His head was swollen like a watermelon. His neck was busting because of the swelling. They broke his neck. My son’s nose look like a S,” she said. “They actually just beat the crap out of him. And so when I saw that, I knew my son was gone, the end. Even if he did live, he would have been a vegetable.”
Brandon Drey contributed to this report.

Body Cam Footage Released Showing Tyre Nichols’ Beating By Police

Body Cam Footage Released Showing Tyre Nichols' Beating By Police

Five former Memphis Police Department officers are in custody and face several charges after their involvement in the death of a 29-year-old male, who died earlier this month in a hospital days after a confrontation with authorities.
Tyre Nichols died on January 10, three days after Memphis police pulled him over in a traffic stop, local media <a href="https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/01/26/5-former-officers-custody-connection-death-tyre-nichols/">reported</a>. Nichols, and the five former police officers involved, are black.
Authorities stopped Nichols on January 7 for &#8220;reckless driving&#8221; near Raines Road and Ross Road in Memphis, Fox News <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/tyre-nichols-case-5-former-memphis-police-officers-charged-second-degree-murder">reported</a>.
Police told local media that during the stop, a &#8220;confrontation occurred,&#8221; at which point Nichols ran away from police on foot as they attempted to apprehend him.
&#8220;While attempting to take the suspect into custody, another confrontation occurred; however, the suspect was ultimately apprehended,&#8221; MPD said. &#8220;Afterward the suspect complained of having shortness of breath, at which point an ambulance was called to the scene.&#8221;
<div id="attachment_494119" style="width: 624px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img aria-describedby="caption-attachment-494119" loading="lazy" class="wp-image-494119 size-full" src="https://www.dailywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-26-at-2.33.32-PM.png" alt="Memphis police officers charged in death of man" width="614" height="196" srcset="https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-26-at-2.33.32-PM.png 614w, https://dw-wp-production.imgix.net/2023/01/Screenshot-2023-01-26-at-2.33.32-PM-300x96.png 300w" sizes="(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px" />From left: Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Emmit Martin</div>
Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmit Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith have all been charged with two counts of official misconduct, local media reported, with one count of official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault-act in concert, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
Local media reported authorities were charged with &#8220;official misconduct [through] unauthorized exercise of official power, official misconduct [through] failure to perform a duty imposed by law, official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault &#8211; act in concert, aggravated kidnapping causing bodily injury, and aggravated kidnapping while possessing a weapon.&#8221;
Local media reported that Haley and Martin are in jail on a $350,000 bond, while Smith, Mills, and Bean were booked on a $250,000 bond.
Attorney Bill Massey, representing Martin, told local media he was indicted and turned himself in to authorities.
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Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis issued a statement Wednesday night about the investigation.
&#8220;In light of the horrific circumstances surrounding the death of Tyre Nichols, it is absolutely incumbent upon me, your chief, to address the status of what the Memphis Police Department is doing, has done, and will continue to do in furtherance of finding truth in this tragic loss, ensuring we communicate with honesty and transparency, and that there is absolute accountability for those responsible for Tyre&#8217;s death,&#8221; Davis said.
&#8220;This is not just a professional failing,&#8221; Davis said, according to Fox News. &#8220;This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual,&#8221; adding the five officers involved in Nichols&#8217; death, &#8220;failed our community, and they failed the Nichols family.&#8221;
Davis further <a href="https://wreg.com/news/local/tyre-nichols/memphis-police-chief-releases-statement-as-tyre-nichols-investigation-continues/">noted</a> Nichols&#8217; death as &#8220;heinous, reckless, and inhumane,&#8221; saying the video footage of Nichols&#8217; confrontation with authorities would be released in the coming days &#8220;in the vein of transparency.&#8221;
&#8220;I expect you to feel what the Nichols family feels,&#8221; Davis said. &#8220;I expect you to feel outraged by the disregard for basic human rights as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on the video.&#8221;
Davis asked the public to refrain from violently reacting upon the release of the footage.
Family members of Nichols viewed the police body cam footage on Monday.
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing Nichols&#8217; family members, called the video &#8220;appalling, heinous, violent, and troublesome&#8221; in a press conference, adding that Nichols&#8217; mother could not sit through more than a minute of the video.
Memphis residents told The Daily Wire about concerns surrounding protests and riots from groups like Black Lives Matter and antifa activists in the aftermath of the video of Nichols&#8217; confrontation with authorities.
Since the Shelby County District Attorney confirmed its new George Soros-backed district attorney, Steven Mulory, residents have claimed crime in Memphis has increased while punishment for criminals has decreased.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation told The Daily Wire authorities have &#8220;no insight&#8221; on reports of protests or riots forming.

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Lisa Marie Presley&#8217;s memorial plans were announced on Monday, with a public ceremony set for Sunday at Graceland in Memphis.
Lisa Marie, the daughter of the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley, died on January 12 after she suffered cardiac arrest at her California home. She was 54.
&#8220;A memorial service for Lisa Marie Presley has been arranged for Sunday, January 22 at 9:00 am on the front lawn at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee,&#8221; an announcement on Graceland&#8217;s official website <a href="https://www.graceland.com/elvis-news/posts/lisa-marie-presley-memorial-service">reads</a>. &#8220;General public is invited to attend.&#8221;
&#8220;In lieu of flowers, the family encourages all who wish to send something to do so in the form of a donation to The Elvis Presley Charitable Foundation,&#8221; it added.
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Presley will be buried at Graceland next to her late son, Benjamin Keough, who died by suicide in 2020, according to a family spokesperson. Elvis, the King of Rock and Roll, is also buried at Graceland, along with his parents and grandmother, <a href="https://people.com/home/elvis-presley-graceland-will-go-to-lisa-marie-presley-daughters-following-death/">People magazine</a> noted.
Lisa Marie was the only daughter of Elvis and Pricilla and the sole inheritor of Graceland. At 9 years old, she was given the estate in a trust that was officially dissolved when she turned 25, according to the Graceland website. In 1993, she gained total ownership of the mansion.
The property will go to Lisa Marie&#8217;s three daughters.
&#8220;The mansion is in a trust that will go to the benefit of her [Presley&#8217;s] children,&#8221; a spokesperson for Graceland told <a href="https://www.actionnews5.com/2023/01/14/graceland-go-lisa-marie-presleys-daughters/">WMC</a>.
Lisa Marie&#8217;s mother, Priscilla, confirmed her death on January 12 hours after she was rushed to a hospital.
&#8220;My beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,&#8221; a statement from her mother read. &#8220;She was the most passionate strong and loving woman I have ever known. We ask for privacy as we try to deal with this profound loss. Thank you for the love and prayers. At this time there will be no further comment.&#8221;
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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/memphis">Memphis</a> Grizzlies guard Ja Morant has been sued for allegedly punching a 17-year-old male in the face during a pickup basketball game.
The case was filed in September and later sealed, according to TMZ. The alleged incident occurred at Morant&#8217;s home outside of Memphis in July.
Citing police documents, the outlet reported the unnamed teenager said he threw a basketball at Morant that &#8220;accidentally&#8221; hit him in the face. Morant then allegedly struck the teen with a closed fist that knocked him to the ground.
The report claimed that Morant continued to strike the teen, with another man joining in and also hitting him. The fight was then broken up by those watching the pickup game, and the teenager was escorted from Morant&#8217;s property.
Officers say the plaintiff had a large &#8220;knot&#8221; on his head after the incident.
Morant reportedly admitted to striking the individual but claimed he acted in self-defense. The NBA All-Star also claimed &#8220;he and his family were put in fear&#8221; by statements from the young man about &#8220;lighting&#8221; his house up.
The case was later submitted to the district attorney&#8217;s office in October, and prosecution was declined later the same month.
The star Grizzlies guard has yet to respond publicly to the new report, according to TMZ.
The Daily Mail <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nba/article-11594923/Memphis-Grizzlies-guard-Ja-Morant-sued-punching-17-year-old-closed-fist.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a> that both Morant and his friend, Davonte Pack, were listed as defendants in the lawsuit. Pack was allegedly the other person involved in the altercation.
On the court, Morant has excelled for Memphis as the NBA&#8217;s 2019 second-overall draft pick. He was named rookie of the year and became an All-Star for the first time last season.
The Grizzlies standout is currently <a href="https://www.espn.com/search/_/q/ja%20morant" target="_blank" rel="noopener">10th in scoring</a> in the league, averaging 27.2 points per game, along with 6.2 rebounds and 8 assists per game.
The young star has also helped the Grizzlies achieve a 23-13 record this season, placing them a half-game ahead of New Orleans in the Southwest standings.
The 6-foot, 2-inch former Murray State star has become known for his high-flying dunks and continues to be mentioned in the early discussion as the league&#8217;s most valuable player for the 2022-2023 season.
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