BREAKING: The bodycam footage showing Memphis police officers severely beating Tyre Nichols has been made public.
Nichols, 29, was hospitalized after the officers severely beat him while conducting a traffic stop on Jan. 7. He later died from his wounds, police said on Jan. 10.His family, who had been shown the footage on Monday, had compared the footage to the 1991 video of police beating Rodney King in Los Angeles.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER
Former officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith are charged with second-degree murder, two counts of official misconduct, one count of official oppression, aggravated assault-act in concert, and two counts of aggravated kidnapping. Haley, Martin, and Smith are in jail on a $350,000 bond, and Bean and Mills were booked on a $250,000 bond.
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