MEMPHIS, TN - FEBRUARY 01: Signs are placed on the steps of Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church on the morning of Tyre Nichols' funeral on February 1, 2023 in Memphis, Tennessee. On January 7th, 29-year-old Nichols was violently beaten for three minutes by Memphis police officers at a traffic stop and died of his injuries. Five Black Memphis Police officers have been fired after an internal investigation found them to be “directly responsible” for the beating and have been charged with “second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two charges of aggravated kidnapping, two charges of official misconduct and one charge of official oppression.” (Photo by Lucy Garrett/Getty Images)
  • Desmond Mills Jr., one of five former Memphis Police Department officers facing federal charges in the killing of Tyre Nichols, pleaded guilty to civil rights and conspiracy charges arising from the January 7 incident.
  • The charges against Mills and his co-defendants include using excessive force resulting in Nichols’s death, aiding and abetting in the excessive force, failing to intervene to stop it, failing to provide medical aid, and conspiring to cover up their misconduct.
  • Mills admitted to using excessive force on Nichols, failing to intervene in other officers’ use of force, not providing medical aid, and making false statements regarding the incident. The government will recommend a sentence of no more than 15 years in prison for Mills, while the other four defendants still face a federal trial scheduled for May 6, 2024.  
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