Jury Finds Former Memphis Police Officers Not Guilty in Murder of Tyre Nichols

A Tennessee jury in a state trial found that three former Memphis Police Department (MPD) officers were not guilty on charges relating to the murder of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith were acquitted by the jury on charges such as second degree murder, aggravated assault, and “two counts of aggravated kidnapping,” as well as two counts of official misconduct and official oppression, according to ABC24 News.