3 ex-officers did not testify at their trial in Tyre Nichols’ death

Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Lawyers for three former Memphis officers have rested their cases without calling them to testify in their defense against charges that they violated Tyre Nichols’ civil rights when he was fatally beaten after a 2023 traffic stop. Attorneys for Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith told jurors Monday they were not calling more witnesses. Justin Smith’s lawyer said earlier in the trial that Smith would testify. Haley, Bean and Smith pleaded not guilty to federal charges of excessive force, failure to intervene, and obstructing justice through witness tampering.