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Second Memphis Officer Pleads Guilty in Police Killing of Tyre Nichols

HeadlineAug 26, 2024

In Tennessee, a second former Memphis police officer has pleaded guilty in the police killing of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black father who died after a brutal police beating. The former officer, Emmitt Martin, pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations and could face up to 40 years in prison.

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