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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 investigation showed he violated multiple department policies for his role in the Jan. 7 arrest of ...
Lee Gerald, an attorney for former Memphis officer Preston Hemphill, said the announcement of no charges "didn’t come as a surprise to us."