White Memphis Police Officer Relieved of Duty Over Killing, But Attorney Argues He Wasn’t at the Fatal Encounter
A sixth officer from the Memphis Police Department has been relieved of duty in the brutal beating death of Tyre Nichols, 29, following a Jan. 7 traffic stop. Memphis police spokeswoman Karen Rudolph said on Monday that Preston Hemphill, who has served as an officer since 2018, was relieved of duty when the department began their …