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Lawsuit charges that the City of Memphis "turned a blind eye" to police department's efforts to implement a similar strike force in Atlanta that was disbanded.
The family of Tyre Nichols has filed a civil lawsuit Wednesday against the city of Memphis, the police department and several individuals over his death at the hands of police officers The attorney for the family, Ben Crump, said the lawsuit is seeking $550 million for the "torture" of Nichols, 29, who died three days after he was beaten by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Body camera footage of the altercation showed officers striking Nichols repeatedly. Crump said during a press briefing Wednesday outside the Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Memphis: "This landmark law...
The family's attorneys say they also intend to sue Memphis police for "intentional infliction of emotional distress for lying to [Tyre Nichols'] mother" about his beating at the hands of police.
The family's attorneys say they also intend to sue Memphis police for "intentional infliction of emotional distress for lying to [Tyre Nichols'] mother" about his beating at the hands of police.
(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Tyre Nichols’ mother has sued the city of Memphis and members of the police department over his death following a violent traffic stop in the city, court records show. Her attorney, Ben Crump, said the lawsuit is seeking $500 million for the […]