Justice Dept.: 5 Former Memphis Police Officers Charged With Federal Civil Rights, Conspiracy and Obstruction Violations in Connection With the Death of Tyre Nichols
September 13, 2023
September 13, 2023
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023:
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned an indictment today charging five former Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives with federal civil rights, conspiracy, and obstruction offenses resulting in the death of Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7.
"The country watched in horror as Tyre Nichols was kicked, punched, tased, and pepper sprayed, and we all hear . . .
A federal grand jury in Memphis, Tennessee, returned an indictment today charging five former Memphis Police Department (MPD) detectives with federal civil rights, conspiracy, and obstruction offenses resulting in the death of Tyre Nichols on Jan. 7.
"The country watched in horror as Tyre Nichols was kicked, punched, tased, and pepper sprayed, and we all hear . . .