Some perplexed at jury's mixed verdict in trial for 3 former officers in Tyre Nichols' death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Moments after a federal judge read the partial convictions in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, an activist outside the courtroom could not contain his shock. “What the (expletive)?” Hunter Demster...

Texas man sought in wounding of small town's police chief

MEMPHIS, Texas (AP) — Authorities issued a “Blue Alert” across Texas Friday morning as they searched for a man who allegedly shot and wounded a small town's police chief. The Texas Department of Public Safety sent a “Blue Alert” to smartphones statewide shortly after 5 a.m....

Mixed verdict for 3 Memphis officers convicted in Tyre Nichols' fatal beating

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing. Jurors deliberated...

3 ex-Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols' beating, 1 guilty of civil rights violations

Jury reaches verdicts in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols’ death

Police delivered a 'beatdown' that killed Tyre Nichols, prosecutor says in trial closing

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police officers who beat Tyre Nichols to death wanted to punish him after he ran from a 2023 traffic stop and thought they could get away with it, a prosecutor said Wednesday during closing arguments in the federal trial of three of the officers. ...

Judge weighs jury instructions in trial of 3 former Memphis officers charged in Tyre Nichols' death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A judge considered arguments Tuesday related to dozens of pages of instructions that will be given to jurors in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a beating that proved fatal following a 2023...

3 ex-officers did not testify at their trial in Tyre Nichols' death

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for three former Memphis officers rested their cases Monday without calling them to testify in their own defense against charges that they violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights in a beating that proved fatal following a 2023 traffic stop. Attorneys...

Memphis rides Mario Anderson Jr., Brandon Thomas to 24-7 victory over Middle Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Mario Anderson Jr. ran for 118 yards and a touchdown, Brandon Thomas added two short touchdown runs, and Memphis cruised to a 24-7 victory over Middle Tennessee on Saturday night. Neither team scored until Memphis (4-1) turned a turnover into a touchdown 1:19...

Friend says an ex-officer on trial in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols did his job 'by the book'

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer standing trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is a kind-hearted, humble person who did his job “by the book,” a friend from the police academy testified Friday. Bryant McKinney, who graduated from the Memphis police...