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MEMPHIS, Tenn.. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer who hit Tyre Nichols with a stun gun during a traffic stop that preceded Nichols’ brutal beating by other officers won’t be charged criminally, a prosecutor said Tuesday. Nichols’ slaying was one in a string of violent encounters between police and Black people that have spurred […]

Preston Hemphill, who fired a Taser at Mr. Nichols but did not participate in the brutal beating that led to his death, has repeatedly met with prosecutors in recent weeks.

Five other officers have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in Nichols’ death.

A former Memphis police officer who hit Tyre Nichols with a stun gun during a traffic stop that preceded Nichols’ brutal beating by other officers won't be charged criminally, a prosecutor said on Tuesday. Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy said his office did a thorough investigation of Preston Hemphill’s role in the arrest, reviewing hours of body camera footage and interviewing witnesses multiple times. Hemphill was fired Feb. 3 after an internal Memphis Police Department...

Lee Gerald, an attorney for former Memphis officer Preston Hemphill, said the announcement of no charges "didn’t come as a surprise to us."

Shelby County prosecutors say the actions of a former Memphis Police Department officer who responded to the initial traffic stop of Tyre Nichols do not merit criminal charges.

No criminal charges will be filed against Preston Hemphill who was fired for his involvement in the Tyre Nichols' death case.

No criminal charges will be filed for former Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill in Tyre Nichols stop

No criminal charges will be filed agaist one of the Memphis police officers, who was fired for his involvement in the fatal traffic stop that led to Tyre Nichols death,

Public servants involved in Tyre Nichols' traffic stop and brutal confrontation are facing repercussions - some as severe as murder charges.