Three former Memphis police officers were convicted of witness tampering in the 2023 beating of Tyre Nichols but were acquitted of the most severe civil rights charges related to the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023.
The jury reached a mixed verdict Thursday the three former Memphis police officers. The officers—Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith—were convicted of witness tampering related to the cover-up of the brutal beating but were acquitted of the most severe civil rights charges they faced.
