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Memphis officers plead not guilty in death of Tyre Nichols

Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.

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The former Memphis police officers accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols appear with their attorneys at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn. The former police officers pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Nichols.
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Former Memphis police officer Tadarrius Bean, accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols appear with his attorney at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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Former Memphis police officer, Demetrius Haley, accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols appear with his attorney at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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Former Memphis police officer, Emmitt Martin III, accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols appear with his attorney at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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Former Memphis police officer, Desmond Mills Jr., accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols appear with his attorney at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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Former Memphis police officer, Justin Smith, accused of murder in the death of Tyre Nichols appear with his attorney at an indictment hearing at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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FILE - This combination of images provided by the Memphis, Tenn., Police Department shows, from top row from left, Police Officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, bottom row from left, Desmond Mills, Jr. and Justin Smith. The five former Memphis police officers were scheduled Friday, Feb. 17, to make their first court appearance on murder and other charges in the violent arrest and death of Tyre Nichols.
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From left, attorney Ben Crump, Tyre Nichols’ mother, RowVaughn Wells, and stepfather, Rodney Wells exit the courthouse on Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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RowVaughn Wells, center, the mother of Nichols stands during a press conference after an indictment hearing for five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of her son at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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RowVaughn Wells, center, the mother of Tyre Nichols, stands during a press conference after an indictment hearing for five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of her son at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.
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Attorney Ben Crump speaks alongside RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyre Nichols, during a press conference after an indictment hearing for five former Memphis police officers charged in the death of Nichols at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center Friday, Feb. 17, in Memphis, Tenn.

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