Monterrious Harris said he was beaten up three days before Tyre Nichols was attacked by some of the same officers who were with the now-disbanded Scorpion unit.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A 22-year-old Black man said in an interview that he was assaulted by a group of Memphis police officers that included the five former officers charged with theMonterrious Harris said he was beaten up three days before Nichols was attacked by some of the same officers who were with the now-disbandedHe said that the black-clad men who ordered him to get out of his car on Jan.
City officials, the police department and lawyers for the five former officers did not respond to requests for comment Thursday. The affidavit names the five former officers involved in the Nichols case: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Desmond Mills Jr. The police departmentFive Memphis police officers were fired in connection with a traffic stop that led to the death of Tyre Nichols. Clockwise from top left: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Desmond Mills Jr.
Smelling marijuana, an officer asked Harris to roll down his window, according to the affidavit. Instead, Harris drove his car in reverse, abandoned the vehicle and tried to run away, the document says.
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