ResolvedPriorityCriminal · Federal and state officer prosecutions· W.D. Tenn. / Shelby County, TN
The Tyre Nichols prosecutions (2023)
Tyre Nichols died three days after a Memphis traffic-stop beating in January 2023. Five former officers faced federal and state charges, with convictions in 2024 and a state acquittal in 2025.
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Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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- 2023
Five officers are dismissed and charged with second-degree murder; the SCORPION unit is disbanded.
- 2024
A federal jury convicts three officers of witness tampering; two had pleaded guilty.
- 2025
A Shelby County jury acquits the three of state murder charges.
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