MPD trainer talks use-of-force policy at Nichols trial
A Tyre Nichols mural pictured on Tuesday, February 14, 2023, by artist David Yancy on Jackson Avenue. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“I taught them if they don’t follow the policies, they could go to federal prison,” a Memphis Police lieutenant who trained the former officers said in the courtroom Thursday.
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Tyre Nichols Tyre Nichols trialAarron Fleming
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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