Two defense attorneys rest case in Nichols trial
Attorney John Keith Perry speaks on behalf of his client former Memphis Police officer Tadarrius Bean (back right) in Judge James Jones’ courtroom on Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Defense attorneys for two of the three former Memphis police officers on trial for federal charges related to the death of Tyre Nichols have rested their case.
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Once an intern, he never left, joining the staff full-time in 2022 as an education reporter. He moved to public safety in 2023, where he covered some of the city’s biggest court cases, including the criminal trials for those charged in the deaths of Tyré Nichols and rapper Young Dolph. He also chronicled the Shelby County Jail and the deaths that have occurred at the facility.
He now provides suburban coverage, focusing on DeSoto County and the surrounding municipalities.
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