Five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols will be arraigned on Feb. 17, according to court records.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith were charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, and a slew of other charges stemming from a traffic stop earlier this month that resulted in Nichols’ death. Video footage that was released Friday night that appeared to show the officers kicking and punching Nichols, who died at a hospital several days later.
Court records show that the officers—who are all black—will all be arraigned together at 10 a.m. at a court in Shelby County, Tennessee, according to multiple news reports. Judge James Jones will hear the case, the records show….