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Trump says beating of Nichols ‘never should have happened’
‘I thought it was terrible. He was in such trouble. He was just being pummeled,’ said the former president
‘I thought it was terrible. He was in such trouble. He was just being pummeled,’ said the former president
The young Black man died in Memphis, three days after being beaten by five police officers – all of them African-American – with the violent arrest being caught on video. The ambulance took 22 minutes to arrive on the scene
Police Director Cerelyn “CJ” Davis said she listened to Nichols’ relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision
The video released Friday renewed questions about how fatal encounters with law enforcement continue even after repeated calls for change
The footage shows police savagely beating the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes while screaming profanities at him throughout the attack
The 29-year-old father, was on his way home from taking pictures of the sky on Jan. 7, when police pulled him over
The officers, all of whom are Black, were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing
The police chief has called the actions of the officers involved in the violent arrest ‘heinous, reckless and inhumane’
Relatives have accused the officers of beating the 29-year-old and causing him to have a heart attack and kidney failure