3 Ex-Cops Convicted of Witness Tampering in Tyre Nichols Case; Jury Finds Them Not Guilty of Civil Rights Violations

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Three former Memphis police officers convicted of witness tampering in the Tyre Nichols case.

  • All three officers found guilty of tampering with witnesses related to the cover-up
  • Jury acquits them of causing Nichols's death
  • Nichols died of blunt force trauma from beating by officers
  • All five officers involved were members of the disbanded SCORPION unit

Why did the officers get convicted of witness tampering but not civil rights violations?

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