Watch live: Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death appear in court
Five former Memphis police officers who have been charged with murder and other crimes in connection to the beating of Tyre Nichols after an alleged traffic stop will appear in court for an arraignment Friday.
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Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. were indicted on one count of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, kidnapping, official oppression and two counts of official misconduct.
Body camera and pole mounted surveillance footage showed them aggressively pulling Nichols, 29, from his car and beating him on Jan. 7. Nichols, a FedEx employee, father and skateboarder, died three days later.
The former officers each face 15 to 60 years in prison if convicted on second-degree murder charges.
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