(4 Oct 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Memphis, Tennessee – 3 October 2024
1. Wide of Tyre Nichols’ family and attorneys coming out of the courthouse after the verdict
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press:
"Three former Memphis officers who went on trial in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were convicted of one of four charges leveled against him, which is witness tampering, obstruction of justice."
3. Wide of former Memphis police officer Demetrius Haley walking into federal courthouse before the jury began to deliberate
4. Wide of former Memphis police officer Justin Smith walking into federal courthouse before the jury began to deliberate
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press:
"The three officers faced two civil rights charges, depriving Tyre Nichols of his civil rights by using excessive force and depriving Nichols of civil rights due to deliberate indifference. In other words, not worrying about his condition after he was injured. Two of the officers, Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith, were acquitted of excessive force and deliberate indifference."
6. Wide of former Memphis police officer Tadarrius Bean walking into federal courthouse before the jury began to deliberate
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press:
"One officer, Demetrius Haley, was convicted of using excessive force, causing bodily injury to Tyre Nichols. And he was also convicted of being deliberately indifferent to his condition after the beating, also for bodily injury."
8. Wide of Tyre Nichols’ mother RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, his stepfather, chanting "We love you Tyre" in a prayer circle before the jury began to deliberate
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press:
"Before the verdict was read, attorney Ben Crump sat next to RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells, Nichols’ mother and stepfather. There were many marshals in the room, and the room was eerily dead silent as the verdict was being read. No one made any serious reactions. I did see RowVaughn Wells bow her head for a moment, but the decorum in the room was very somber, very silent and very serious."
10. Tight on a sign saying "Justice Now" held by a supporter of Nichols’ family outside of the courthouse before deliberations began
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press:
"After the verdict, the family, along with attorney Ben Crump, friends and activists, gathered quietly in a huddle outside the courtroom, talking to each other and hugging each other. Rodney Wells, Nichols’ stepfather, told me very briefly that, ‘A win is a win, baby. They’re all going to jail.’"
12. Tight on a T-shirt with Tyre Nichols’ face
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press:
"One of the aspects of this case that made it unique from other criminal cases in Memphis is the video. Prosecutors representing the state released video of the beating that was seen worldwide that shocked and angered many people, especially those who have been in Memphis for a long time, calling for police reform."
14. Wide of Tyre Nichols’ family leaving the federal courthouse after the verdict, chanting "Justice for Tyre"
STORYLINE:
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 for about six hours before coming back with the mixed verdict for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith.
AP video by Kristin M. Hall
Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/
You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/02becf56c2f1400589dbf7a6e53de00a
Author: AP Archive
Go to Source
News post in October 9, 2024, 3:04 am.
Visit Our Sponsor’s:
News Post In – News
