Former officers make first court appearance in Tyre Nichols death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The first court appearance for the 5 former Memphis police officers charged with murdering Tyre Nichols is set for Friday morning.

The hearing comes more than 5 weeks after Nichols died from his injuries sustained during a traffic stop involving these 5 former MPD officers.

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Sheriff's office suspends 2 deputies for trying to hide involvement in Tyre Nichols' death

The Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced in a press release Wednesday that Johntavious Bowers and Jeremy Watkins, who have been deputies since June 2021, were suspended without pay for five days after an administrative investigation into their conduct.

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#PrestonHemphill has been fired from Memphis PD, but he's still free with no charges filed, even after he pulled #TyreNichols out of his car, tased him, and said that other officers should "beat his ass"."
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Hemphill also did something else that police officers do all the time in these situations.

He LIED in the reports. ⁠
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We can't let up. Add your name to make sure that Hemphill and every other person involved in murdering Tyre is prosecuted: https://act.grassrootslaw.org/sign/TyreNichols/

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The Memphis Police chief has said she saw no justification in video of the incident for pulling Tyre Nichols over in the first place.

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Excl: Tyre Nichols' family and legal team have filed an urgent appeal to the United Nations. They've asked the United Nations to take action in securing justice for the 29-year-old, who was killed by Memphis Police officers in the US last month.

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Report: #MemphisPolice Officer Drew Gun as He Approached #TyreNichols https://politicaliq.com/2023/02/10/report-memphis-police-officer-drew-gun-as-he-approached-nichols/ #PrestonHemphill #PoliceBrutality #Memphis #politicaliq #news #politics

7 More Memphis Officers Swept into Tyre Nichols Investigation [Updated] | https://www.theroot.com/lawyers-ask-why-the-one-white-cop-in-the-tyre-nichols-c-1850052761 #americantelevisionseries #televisionseries #antonioromanucci #prestonhemphill #lawenforcement #floydbonnerjr #law2ccrime #nichols #nbcnews #taser #crump #cops #nbc

Officer Demetrius Haley took a picture of #TyreNichols beaten body and texted it to 5 ppl:

2 fellow cops, a civilian employee of the police department, and a female acquaintance.

Original Thread: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=601591775111090&id=100057808170740

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NEW: Monterrious Harris filed the lawsuit against the officers and the city of Memphis, alleging the officers were among several in the now-disbanded SCORPION police unit who allegedly punched, stomped and dragged him during his arrest on Jan. 4.

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After Memphis officers beat Tyre Nichols, one of them shared a photo of him, handcuffed and bloodied, to at least five people, officials said

The revelation came in Memphis police documents related to the firing of five officers who have been charged with murder in Mr. Nichols’s death.

Original Thread: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=601591775111090&id=100057808170740

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This is how people-power leads to accountability.

#PrestonHemphill wasn't even named publicly until his name was found in the police report and people put him on blast publicly.

Then he was "relieved of duty."

Over 11,000 people joined us to demand that he is fired and prosecuted and now he's finally been fired.

Next, he must be PROSECUTED for his involvement in the deadly police beating of #TyreNichols.

We won't stop until it happens: https://act.grassrootslaw.org/sign/TyreNichols?source=ms20230206

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Memphis Police terminates officer Preston Hemphill, who violated multiple department policies in connection to the death of Tyre Nichols

He was recorded on body cam, saying “I hope they stomp his a*s”

Original Thread: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=601591775111090&id=100057808170740

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Two EMTs and a lieutenant have been terminated from the Memphis Fire Department after violating numerous policies

Robert Long, JaMichael Sandridge & Lt. Michelle Whitaker.

Whitaker responded but never left the fire truck, they said.

They “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment…”

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.@ShimonPro@twitter.com At scene 2, there's a WHITE hand spraying #TyreNichols in the FACE with MACE, as he lay on the ground.

If #PrestonHemphill's attorney says he wasn't at that scene, then whose white HAND is macing him on scene 2? @AttorneyCrump@twitter.com @TonyRomanucci@twitter.com @Calex_law@twitter.com @ChrisCuomo@twitter.com

6th #Memphis Police Officer Suspended in #TyreNichols Death

It was not immediately clear what role the officer, #PrestonHemphill, had played in the incident that led to murder charges against five fellow officers fired from the police force.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/30/us/memphis-officer-suspended-tyre-nichols.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

BREAKING:

Officer Preston Hemphill, a sixth Memphis Police officer involved in Tyre Nichols’ arrest, has been relieved of duty (admin leave), per a Memphis Police spox.

Still unclear how Hemphill, who joined the department in 2018, was involved.

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Who Is Preston Hemphill And Why Hasn’t The White Cop In Tyre Nichols Bodycam Video Been Charged? https://www.google.com/amp/s/newsone.com/4498394/white-cop-tyre-nichols-video/amp #prestonhemphill