Prosecutors accused the former officers of viciously assaulting Nichols after a traffic stop even though he posed no threat.

The former officers were found guilty of witness tampering but not of the charge that would have held them responsible for causing his death.

A federal jury convicted three former Memphis police officers of lesser charges on Thursday stemming from the 2023 beating death of Black motorist Tyre Nichols, but cleared them of more serious charges that could have resulted in life in prison,

Nichols was beaten after running away during a traffic stop in January 2023 in Memphis and died three days later.

More than 20 months after Tyre Nichols was fatally beaten, the first trial for the ex-police officers involved in his death has come to a conclusion.

The future of three former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols is in the hands of a jury after weeks of testimony in federal court

Former Memphis police officers Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith were convicted Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but cleared of the most serious charges.