TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 3, 2023

No charges will be filed against former Memphis police officer Preston Hemphill for his role in pulling Tyre Nichols over on the evening of Jan. 7, Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy said yesterday. Hemphill, who was fired from the police department after Nichols died, was seen firing his taser at a fleeing Nichols. Hemphill's body camera footage showed him running after Nichols for a short distance before stopping. He was not seen at the second confrontation where five former MPD officers took turns delivering blows to Nichols, the Commercial Appeal reports.