A former Memphis police supervisor says there was “no need” for five officers to punch, kick, and hit Tyre Nichols with a ...

Former Memphis police officer Emmitt Martin took the stand in the Tyre Nichols trial Monday, testifying that officers ...

Nichols, who was Black, was pepper sprayed and hit with a stun gun during a traffic stop, but ran away, police video shows.

A former Memphis police officer has testified that he punched a “helpless” Tyre Nichols at least five times while two ...

Officers allegedly then beat Nichols minutes later after ... charged in this case were all members of the Memphis Police Department SCORPION unit -- a crime suppression unit that was disbanded ...

The five officers, who also are Black, then beat him about a block from ... IV The police officers were members of the Memphis Police Department's Scorpion Unit, which looked for drugs, illegal ...

During a brief testimony on Monday, Martin said the SCORPION unit officers ... was known as "the run tax" by Memphis police. "You get your a— beat," Martin said when asked what happens when ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn ... along with Desmond Mills Jr., were fired after Nichols' death. The beating was caught on police video, which was released publicly. The officers were later indicted on ...

Nichols, 29, who was Black, was pulled over on Jan. 7, 2023, and beaten by five now-former ... were members of the now-disbanded SCORPION unit, a specialized police unit that patrolled "hot spots" for ...