Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith all face charges of murder in the second degree, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and ...

Former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr., right, becomes emotional as he hugs Michael Stengel, left, the defense attorney for fellow former officer Demetrius Haley, after Smith ...

Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death. Justin Smith Smith joined the pummeling after Nichols was caught near his home. He is accused of holding Nichols down and ...

Three former Tennessee police officers on trial in the January 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols were acquitted Wednesday of all state charges, including second-degree murder. Jurors took a ...

Justin Smith, Demetrius Haley and Tadarrius Bean had been charged with second-degree murder and kidnapping Samira Asma-Sadeque is a legal reporter at PEOPLE's crime desk. He work also appears in ...

Former Memphis police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith Jr. are facing charges that include second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official ...

“We’re not here about good people do bad things… good people do good things. And Justin Smith didn’t do anything different that night,” said Zummach. “He was doing the best that he ...

Former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr., right, becomes emotional as he hugs Michael Stengel, left, the defense attorney for fellow former officer Demetrius Haley, after Smith ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Three former Memphis Police officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith — were acquitted on all charges in the death of Tyre Nichols. After those verdicts were ...

Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith not guilty on all charges after a nine-day trial in state court in Memphis. After the jury's verdict was read, the defendants hugged their lawyers as relatives of ...