Tyre Nichols updates: Sixth Memphis police officer ‘relieved of duty’ after deadly beating video released

This was stated by Conservative Congressman Jim Jordan in an interview with NBC News. Meet the press that he wasn’t sure if any law could stop the “evil” displayed by a police bodycam showing officers beating Tyre Nichols.

“I don’t know if there is any law that can stop the evil that we have seen,” he said in the program.

He then accused the Democrats of trying to use the legislation to deal with issues such as systematic police abuse.

“Democrats always think it’s a new law that will fix something so terrible,” he said.

Ben Crump, a lawyer representing the Tyre Nichols family, has criticized the Memphis Police Department after it was announced that a sixth officer, Preston Hemphill, had been relieved of his post in connection with police beating Mr. Nichols.

“Why did it take so long for Memphis officials to reveal Ofc. The identity of Preston Hemphill and that he was reportedly relieved of office a few weeks ago but not fired or charged yet? he tweeted. “Why did a white officer participate in a brutal attack on #TyreNichols protected and protected?

Rep. Stephen Horsford, Congressman from Nevada who is chairman of the CBC, said in a statement Sunday that the caucus is asking for a meeting with Mr. Biden “to push talks on much-needed national reforms in our justice system.” in particular the actions and conduct of our law enforcement agencies”.

Mr Horsford said Mr Nichols’ death, which was captured in a disturbing video showing him being beaten and kicked by a group of officers now facing murder charges, is “a grim reminder that we still have a long way to go.” way in solving systemic problems of the police”. violence in America.”

The Independent Andrew Feinberg has more in his story:

Preston Hemphill, the sixth Memphis cop to be disciplined for beating Tyre Nichols, reportedly shot Nichols with a stun gun on the night of the confrontation that preceded his death.

The Memphis Police Department announced that Mr. Hemphill was placed on administrative leave in connection with the collision.

According to ABC 7, he was the officer who shot Mr. Nichols with a stun gun as he tried to run from the police, who stopped him.

The country spent the weekend dealing with disturbing body camera footage showing Memphis cops beating Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop.

While the incident has become clearer through footage, prosecutors and the Memphis Police Department still haven’t answered a few questions.

The Independent Rachel Sharp explores these questions in her story below…

Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill was reportedly the third officer to arrive at the scene of Tyre Nichols’ beating.

Mr. Hemphill’s lawyer, Lee Gerald, confirmed to ABC 7 that his client was the third officer at Nichols’ first traffic stop.

“In accordance with departmental guidelines, Officer Hemphill activated the body camera,” Gerald said in a statement. “He never attended the second stage. He is cooperating with officials in this investigation.”

Footage from the officer’s body camera was included in footage released Friday.

A sixth Memphis police officer was reportedly suspended from the department following the death of Tyre Nichols.

A department spokesman told Fox13 Memphis that Officer Preston Hemphill has been relieved of his post.

The spokesperson did not provide details on how Mr. Hemphill’s release is linked to Mr. Nichols.

A makeshift memorial to Tyr Nichols was erected in the area where five Memphis police officers allegedly beat him, resulting in injuries that were ultimately fatal.

Neighbors and visitors have left balloons, flowers, and stuffed animals at the site in memory of Mr. Nichols.

Video analysis carried out New York Times found that Memphis cops issued 71 commands to Tyre Nichols within 13 minutes of stopping his vehicle.

As noted in the analysis, some of the commands given to Mr. Nichols were confusing and contradictory. In other cases, officers required Mr. Nichols to comply with orders he had already complied with, such as “getting down on the ground” when he was already on the ground.

Body camera footage of the arrest appears to show that Memphis officers are using Mr. Nichols’s inability to follow a series of vague and sometimes impossible commands to justify an escalation in their response tactics.

A Sacramento skate park that Tyre Nichols regularly frequents said it plans to picket in his honor at 6:30 p.m. PST.

Mr. Nichols was a regular visitor to the park before he moved to Memphis in 2020.

Niko Chapman, who grew up in the area, fondly remembered Mr. Nichols. He recalled Fox 2 how, when he was younger, his parents would only let him visit the skatepark if they knew Mr. Nichols would be there to help look after him.

“You remember people who were very kind to you, and Tyr was just a very kind person,” Mr. Chapman said. “He just always made me feel welcome.”