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Posted by: Kate Prince on Feb 16, 2023

Two Shelby County Sheriff's deputies seen on body camera footage arriving at the scene of the traffic stop that preceded Tyre Nichols' beating have been suspended without pay, the Commercial Appeal reports. According to officials, Jeremy Watkins, a deputy since 2021, violated radio communication procedures, mobile video recording system procedures, patrol field duties and responsibilities, and operational responsibility of daily activity log. Johntavious Bowers, also a deputy since 2021, violated the radio communication procedures, mobile video recording system procedures, and patrol field job duties and responsibilities. Both have been suspended for five days without pay. All five former Memphis police officers charged in Nichols’ murder are set to make first appearances in court tomorrow.