The Memphis Police Department has dismissed the alleged killers of Tyre Nichols, the so-called Scorpion special team. "Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods" is the acronym for "Scorpion."
The unit is a 50-person squad that reduces crime rates in specific locations. However, in footage from 7 January, its police were shown assaulting Tyre Nichols, 29, prompting its dissolution. The department said in a statement that "it is in everyone's best interest to permanently deactivate" the unit, BBC reported.
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In a statement released by their attorneys, Nichols' family hailed the verdict as "both reasonable and proportional to Tyre Nichols' sad loss, as well as a decent and just verdict for all Memphis residents."
The team was established in October 2021, concentrating on high-impact crimes such as auto theft and gang-related offenses. Five cops were dismissed last week: Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III, and Justin Smith.
Each was charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, and official oppression. They were arrested on Thursday. According to prison records, four of the five paid bond and were freed from custody by Friday morning. Martin and Mills' attorneys have stated that their clients would enter not-guilty pleas.
According to Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr, two deputy sheriffs who "came on the scene following" the encounter have also been suspended pending an internal inquiry.
Despite the rain, less than 100 protestors gathered in the plaza in front of the Memphis Police Department headquarters to demand a change to a system of police that, according to them, routinely brutalizes black people in Memphis and across the nation.
Montez said that he and other community organizers would continue to exert pressure on Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis and other authorities until "the community's demands are realized," including restructuring the department's organized crime section.
On Saturday, former president Donald Trump described the video of Nichols being beaten as "horrific." Trump, who is running for the White House again and has a history of promoting the harsh treatment of persons in police custody, made the remarks.
After the police shooting of George Floyd in Minneapolis in the summer of 2020, he was president during the racial justice demonstrations that erupted. Some have attacked him for neglecting to address what they regard to be systemic racial bias in policing, even though he issued an executive order supporting improved police procedures at the time.
Trump eventually centered his 2020 re-election campaign on a "law and order" agenda emphasizing law enforcement support. According to ABC news, Nichols' suburban beating location has been frequented by a continuous flow of Memphis locals.
People brought flowers and plush animals to the intersection while others gathered to pray. An individual who wished to remain anonymous stated that the people demanded accountability.
A number of locals have asked for the continuation of quiet, stating that people should follow the desires of the Nichols family, which has requested restraint. The dissolution of the Scorpion squad was revealed as the country, and the city struggled to deal with video surveillance.
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New Memphis Police Chief Tasked in Tyre Nichold Death Investigation
Meanwhile, the Memphis police chief who is now entrusted with investigating the murder of Tyre Nichols was previously sacked for rejecting child pornography charges, as per Daily Mail. In 2008, Cerelyn 'CJ' Davis was fired from the Atlanta Police Department for her participation in the failed investigation of Terrill Marion Crane, the husband of sergeant Tonya Crane, who was subsequently found guilty.
Two detectives on the investigation alleged that Davis, the deputy chief at the time, urged them not to investigate the allegations against Crane after the unit got photographs of him with underage middle school girls. After the FBI assumed responsibility for the investigation, Crane eventually pleaded guilty to one count of manufacturing child pornography, and blame then moved to Davis for turning a "blind eye" to the child porn charges.
Davis became the first black female chief in Memphis in 2021, despite her background as a reckless investigator, one year after Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd. Crane's wife, who was a sergeant working with Davis, also admitted to 'finding and burning' some of the child porn photographs her husband had taken of the victims.
A follow-up investigation by the city then placed the blame squarely on Davis. She was demoted from major to lieutenant before ultimately being fired from the force in Atlanta. She then challenged the decision before the city's Civil Service Board, who reinstated her. But in 2016, she decided to retire from the Atlanta force.
Davis then took up a role as police chief in Durham, North Carolina - and had called for sweeping Crane's wife, a sergeant who worked with Davis, acknowledged "discovering and destroying" some of the child pornographic images her husband had taken of the victims.
The city's subsequent inquiry placed the responsibility completely on Davis. She was demoted from major to lieutenant before being sacked from the Atlanta police department. She subsequently filed an appeal with the city's Civil Service Board, which restored her. But in 2016, she decided to leave the Atlanta police department.
Davis then assumed the position of police chief in Durham, North Carolina, where she advocated for comprehensive police reform despite her past failure in Atlanta. police reform, despite her previous botched job in Atlanta.
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