Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.
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“Be patient. Work with your attorneys.” Judge James Jones Jr. said to the officers. “There may be some high emotions in this case.” Nichols was stopped by police for an alleged traffic violation and was pulled out of his car by officers who used profanity, with at least oneAn officer hit Nichols with a stun gun, but Nichols ran away, towards his nearby home, according to video footage released by the city of Memphis.
Nichols was taken to a hospital in an ambulance that left the site of the beating 27 minutes after emergency medical technicians arrived, authorities said.
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