The three former Memphis police officers acquitted of charges in state court in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols still face the prospect of years in prison.
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith were found not guilty on all charges in a Tennessee courtroom, including second-degree murder, on Wednesday after a nine-day trial, more than two years after Nichols was punched, kicked, and pepper-sprayed after fleeing from a traffic stop in January 2023.
