TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 10, 2023

Monterrious Harris, a 22-year-old Black man, has filed a lawsuit against the city of Memphis and the five police officers accused of fatally beating Tyre Nichols, saying they assaulted him three days before attacking Nichols. Harris says he was swarmed by a "large group" wearing black clothing and brandishing firearms and other weapons while he was inside a vehicle in early January. The men, who did not identify themselves according to Harris, allegedly made threats to end his life if he did not exit his car. They then engaged in "a swift, violent, and continuous physical assault … that included punching, stomping, and dragging him across concrete," the lawsuit states. The incident ended with Harris being taken to jail on what he claims was a “host of false criminal charges" Axios reports on the incident.