TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Kate Prince on Jan 24, 2023

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee Kevin G. Ritz is holding a press conference concerning the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. Nichols, who was Black, died on Jan. 10 after being stopped by Memphis police for reckless driving three days earlier. Police said they had two confrontations with Nichols after he fled the scene of the traffic stop. According to the Daily Memphian, Nichols’ family and their lawyer, notable civil rights attorney Ben Crump, viewed video footage of the incident, which Crump called “appalling” and “deplorable.” The video shows Nichols being kicked and other “multiple uses of force” being used against him. All five of the officers involved have been fired.