Jury returns mixed verdict in Tyre Nichols police beating death case

Oct. 3 (UPI) -- A federal jury meeting in Memphis Thursday returned a mixed verdict in the trial of three former police officers involved in the beating death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died in January 2023.

Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were each found guilty of obstruction of justice, but they were acquitted of the most serious charges against them -- civil rights violations, including excessive use of force and unlawful assault.

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