BREAKING NEWS: Arraignment date set for 5 ex-Memphis police officers charged in fatal Tyre Nichols beating
Former NYPD inspector Paul Mauro joined 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss the footage and the tactics the officers used during the violent confrontation with Nichols.will be arraigned in mid-February, Fox News can confirm. The hearing will take place at 10 a.m. ET in front of Shelby County criminal court Judge James Jones.
The five former officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith — were all terminated on Jan. 18. They are each facing seven counts: second-degree murder; aggravated assault, act in concert; two counts of aggravated kidnapping; two counts of official misconduct; and official oppression.
Memphis Police Department Officers Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills and Justin Smith were terminated on Jan. 18 for their role in the arrest of deceased Tyre Nichols. Setting the court date nearly three weeks away is considered normal, according to a local criminal defense attorney not involved in the case who spoke to Fox News. The attorney noted how the five former officers are all already out on bond and are no longer in custody. Nichols, a 29-year-old FedEx driver, beaten by the five Memphis police officers on Jan. 7.
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