MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jury selection is scheduled to begin in the federal trial of three former Memphis officers charged with violating the civil rights of Tyre Nichols. The 29-year-old man’s fatal beating was caught on police cameras and triggered protests and outcry for police reform. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith have pleaded not guilty to charges that they deprived Nichols of his rights through excessive force and failure to intervene and obstructed justice through witness tampering. Nichols was pulled over in his car in January 2023. He ran from police after he was yanked out of the vehicle. Police video shows officers caught up with Nichols and repeatedly hit him. Jury selection is set to begin Monday.
