They don’t believe Couch had a specific target. Jury selection has started in a federal trial of three former Memphis police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols. The incident began as a traffic stop in 20-23. It resulted in a brutal beating, caught on police body camera video. 29-year-old Nichols died from his injuries three days later. Six officers were fired after the incident. Five were criminally charged by the State of Tennessee. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith are federally charged with violating Nichols’s civil rights. <“I FEEL SORRY FOR THEM. THEY ARE YOUNG MEN THAT HAVE THROWN THEIR WHOLE LIVES AWAY AND WE’RE JUST HOPING THAT WE GET A GUILTY VERDICT BECAUSE IT’S TIME FOR US TO HEAL. WE NEED TO HEAL AS A FAMILY, AS A CITY.” RODNEY WELLS / TYRE NICHOLS’ STEPFATHER: “GET SOME CLOSURE, JUSTICE FOR TYRE. YOU KNOW, SO A GUILTY VERDICT WOULD GIVE US THAT.”> The federal trial is expected to last at least three weeks. Nichols lived in Des Moines for a time. Last February, a Des Moines woman told KCCI she met and became friends with Nichols after working with him at the Hy-Vee on the south side in 20-12. Chelsey Fagan says anybody who encountered Nichols left wit
Jury selection starts in trial over Tyre Nichols’ death
Jury selection has started in a federal trial of three former Memphis police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols.The incident began as a traffic stop in 2023. It resulted in a brutal beating, caught on police body camera video.Nichols, 29, died from his injuries three days later.Six officers were fired after the incident. Five were criminally charged by the state of Tennessee.Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith are federally charged with violating Nichols’ civil rights. The federal trial is expected to last at least three weeks.Nichols lived in Des Moines for a time.Last February, a Des Moines woman told KCCI she met and became friends with Nichols after working with him at a Hy-Vee on the south side in 2012. Chelsey Fagan says anybody who encountered Nichols left with a smile.Fagan says they kept in touch after Nichols moved to Memphis.» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from KCCI
Jury selection has started in a federal trial of three former Memphis police officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols.
The incident began as a traffic stop in 2023. It resulted in a brutal beating, caught on police body camera video.
Nichols, 29, died from his injuries three days later.
Six officers were fired after the incident. Five were criminally charged by the state of Tennessee.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith are federally charged with violating Nichols’ civil rights. The federal trial is expected to last at least three weeks.
Nichols lived in Des Moines for a time.
Last February, a Des Moines woman told KCCI she met and became friends with Nichols after working with him at a Hy-Vee on the south side in 2012. Chelsey Fagan says anybody who encountered Nichols left with a smile.
Fagan says they kept in touch after Nichols moved to Memphis.
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