Tag: officers
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Verdicts reached in trial of former Memphis officers charged in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols
A jury reached verdicts Thursday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols, according to the Associated Press. Demetrius Haley, Justin Smith and Taddarius Bean are accused of depriving Nichols of his rights through excessive force, obstructing justice through witness tampering and other crimes. They…
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South Korean police officers jailed over ‘man-made’ Halloween crowd crush
SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Monday sentenced the former police chief of a district of Seoul to three years in prison for a botched response to a deadly Halloween crowd crush in the capital’s Itaewon nightlife district in 2022. Yongsan police station chief Lee Im-jae is the first senior police official to be…
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Uvalde families confront officers charged in school shooting as tensions rise over delayed justice
UVALDE, Texas — Relatives and friends of the victims of the Uvalde school shooting shouted “Coward! Coward!” on Monday as one of the only two officers charged in the 2022 massacre sat in a white pickup outside a jail courthouse. The anger and emotion erupted at former Uvalde school district police officer Adrian Gonzales after…