Five former police officers in Memphis, Tenn., pleaded not guilty on Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols, with his mother saying afterward that none of them would look her in the eye in court.
Former officers didn't have the courage to look her in the eye, Nichols's mother saysRowVaughn Wells, right, the mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tenn., and her husband, Rodney Wells, appear before reporters as members of Congress call for police reform, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 7.
The officers pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. They are all out on bond. Their next hearing is scheduled for May 1. Bean's lawyer, John Keith Perry, spoke with reporters afterward, saying Bean was doing his job at that time and "never touched" Nichols. That assertion is contradicted by video footage.Protester Casio Montez talked over Perry, saying Nichols's death was murder: "You represent a murderer, bro."
"It's also vital that we extend these demands to the way that we treat minorities and people of lower incomes in our criminal justice system," he said. "Let's not forget that my client is a Black man in a courtroom in America." Nichols was stopped by police for an alleged traffic violation and pulled out of his car by officers who used profanity, with at least one brandishing a gun. An officer hit Nichols with a stun gun, but Nichols ran away toward his nearby home, according to video footage released by the city.
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