Years before a Memphis police officer pulled Tyre Nichols from his car on Jan. 7, the officer was accused of taking part in the savage beating of an inmate at a county prison.
in their work records. Policy violations include using minor physical force during an arrest and failing to fill out a form about it; failing to report a domestic violence situation; and a car crash, records show.
Haley continued to work for the Division of Corrections until hired by Memphis Police in 2020, at a time when the department was Van Turner, president of the NAACP’s Memphis branch, said Tyre Nichols’ death could have been prevented if the police department had not hired Haley.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death allegedly beat jail inmate years earlierA former Memphis police officer charged in the death of Tyre Nichols allegedly beat a jail inmate years earlier.
Read more »
Memphis police officer took photos of beaten Tyre Nichols and shared one with others, documents showAfter five Memphis police officers brutally beat Tyre Nichols last month, one officer took two cell phone photos of the visibly injured 29-year-old Black man and texted one image to at least five people, newly revealed internal police department documents show.
Read more »
Former Memphis officer texted photo of beaten Tyre Nichols, state records showMEMPHIS, Tenn. — (MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- One of the former Memphis officers charged in connection with Tyre Nichols' death took a photo of Nichols after he was handcuffed and texted it to multiple people, according to newly obtained state records.
Read more »
Memphis police officers never told Tyre Nichols why he had been stopped, records showThe Memphis Police Department blasted Demetrius Haley and four other officers as “blatantly unprofessional” and asked that they be stripped of the ability to work as police for their roles in the death of Tyre Nichols.
Read more »
Memphis police culture comes under scrutiny after Nichols beatingAfter Tyre Nichols died, Memphis residents described violent tactics allegedly used by the police department, now under scrutiny over the supervision of its officers.
Read more »
Canopy at Memphis riverside park named after Tyre NicholsA charitable foundation has named a Memphis park canopy for Tyre Nichols, who died last month after he was brutally beaten by officers
Read more »