MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A judge on Friday indefinitely postponed the state court trial of four former Memphis officers charged with second-degree murder in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols until after the conclusion of a federal court trial on civil rights violations. Criminal Court Judge James Jones Jr. made the ruling after defense attorneys filed a motion asking him to …
A candlelight vigil was held for Tyre Nichols in Memphis on Jan. 7, the anniversary of the beating he received that led to his death. On Friday, a Tennessee judge indefinitely postponed the state court trial of the four former Memphis police officers charged with second-degree murder in Nichols’ death until after their federal civil rights trial. A judge on …
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A Tennessee judge on Monday set an August trial date for four former Memphis police officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January. During a short hearing on Monday, Shelby County Criminal Court Judge James Jones Jr. announced the Aug. 12 trial date in the cases of Emmitt Martin, Tadarrius …