justin smith, but emmitt martin the third, desmond mills junior, justin smith, demetrius haley, and tadarrius bean. all five now ex cops charged today with killing tyre nichols, who died three days after a traffic stop in a violent arrest on the seventh of this month. all five, facing identical counts. official oppression, failure to perform a duty opposed by law, unauthorized exercise of official power, aggravated kidnapping while possessing a weapon, aggravated kidnapping causing bodily injury, aggravated assault, and second degree murder. today, in addition to the charges, we've learned more about what kind of officers they were, along with some details from the timeline of tyre nichols's deadly encounter with them. which tennessee's top state law enforcement official says are appalling to him. sadly, there will be more tomorrow when video described an excruciating terms by those who have seen it is made public. cnn's sara sidner is in memphis tonight with all the latest on all that, but also a closer look at who tyree nichols was and the life he lived. sorry, first, you know, what's the r

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they are tadarius bean, demetrius haley, desmond mills, jr, and justin smith.rand jury returns indictments against all five with the same charges. we had previously met with the family of tyre nichols to go over what the charges were going to be, beginning -- that meeting with the family went rather well. here are the charges. second-degree murder, aggvated assault, aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily injury, aggravated kidnapping involving possession of a weapon, official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power, failure to act when there is a duty imposed by law, and official oppression. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death o tyre nichols, and they are all responsible. it is important to note this is still an ongoing investigation and there are limits on what we can say about the case. we ask for everyone's continued patience as we continue to vigorously seek justice in this case. we also know the public is very concerned about whether they can s

justin smith is one of the officers. emmitt martin iii, desmond mills, demetrius haley, and tadarrius bean. joey, the charges, second degree murder, aggravated assault, two charges of aggravated kidnapping, two charges of official misconduct. one charge of official oppression, and that is now official. it was earlier according to the shelby county criminal court records. now it's official according to the shelby county district attorney. these are serious charges. what do they carry and what are they fay facing? >> a few things that are significant. the first is they charged this after evaluating the video, and making a determination that all of them should be charged with the same thing. why is that relevant? it's relevant because defense attorneys commonly argue that mere presence is not enough, and that's the law. in the event that you're simply there, but not engaging in anything to further the course of conduct, it doesn't constitute a crime. why is that significant? it's significant because it then would demonstrat

abc has reached out to justin smith and the other officers, but have not heard back. the abbotts kapok -- skateboarder and father, tyre nichols, will be remembered this wednesday. the officers will be arraigned next month say. abc7news, memphis. >> we are hearing more from their family attorney about other incidents with these officers that may have contributed to this decision. here is what he told martha raddatz this morning. >> when a young man assaulted just four or five days before tyree was killed simply going to get pizza, martha, he said they attacked and pulled him out of the car, yelling profanity at him and put a gun to his head. >> the attorney says the young man tried to report this encounter to the police, but his calls were not returned. the unit was operating as three teams of about 30 officers, which claim to target violent offenders in areas of high crime. this unit has been inactive since the arrest of terry nichols. gofundme page started by tyre nichols's mother has already raised more than a million dollars. it was graded friday to assist the fami

justin smith, desmond mills jr. emmett martin, the third, demetrius, haley and darius being.rom mills and for martin have said they will plead not guilty. the white house as president. biden has not yet seen the video, but he did speak to the family. he offered his condolences, commending their quote, courage and strength. i want to bring in stephanie ramos. she's live in memphis tonight, stephanie they had been urging calm. we're getting reports of some protests already, which, of course was expected. absolutely david. the people here in memphis are set. they're upset over this video. this 29 year old man, unarmed, stopped by police. and then as we can see, in that video being on the ground until he's unconscious, as you said, dying three days later, and we heard from tyree nichols family earlier today, his mother, understandably emotional, wiping away tears and urging for peace, saying that if there are protests here in memphis or across the country, she asked she was is asking for them to be peaceful again. we are seeing them here tonight, so far, not violent. but as you m

the desmond millsjunior and justin smith.s. second degree murder, aggregated assault. hatchery and kidnapping, resulting in bodily injury. aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of a weapon. 0fficial misconduct through on a resident power failure to ask. and official oppression. while each of the five individuals played in a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible. it's important to note, as miss williams said that this is still an unwavering investigation and there are limits on what we can say about this case. we ask for continued patience as we continue to vigorously seek justice continued patience as we continue to vigorously seekjustice in this case. we also note that the public is very concerned about whether they can see the video about this incident and the timing of the release of this video of this incident. i have been in regular contact with the city of memphis custodian of that record and i can tell you that

. >> reporter: tadarrius bean, demetrius haley, desmond mills jr., justin smith, and emmitt martin iii all facing felony criminal charges including second-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping and assault. >> they're facing a second-degree murder charge instead of a first degree, because first-degree murder priors premeditation. we all know that a traffic stop should not result in a death. >> reporter: the nichols family attorney telling abc news, five officers being held criminally accountable for their deadly and brutal actions gives us hope as we continue to push for justice for tyre. the now former officers were part of a street crime unit known as scorpion. all five fired about two weeks after nichols was pulled over for alleged reckless driving. >> the families are relieved that they terminated the officers in a swift manner and they also are thankful that the charges were brought today. >> reporter: the district attorney says there were two confrontations on january 7th. >> one running on foot. >> reporter: in the first he says pepper spray was deployed and nichols ran away. >

abc news reached out to justin smith and demetrius haley but have not heard back. those five former officers now facing murder charges will be arraigned next month. the memphis mayor saying the city is starting an outside independent review of the police department training policies and specialized unit operations. justin finch, abc news, memphis. liz: coming up this week martha raddatz sits down with ben crump to discuss the reaction and police accountability. you can watch the full interview on this week with george stephanopoulos right here on abc 7. in los angeles authorities say , three people are dead and four others are wounded after a shooting yesterday morning in an upscale neighborhood. lapd says it happened in front of the beverly crest home they believe has been used as a short-term rental. investigators did not confirm whether a party was happening there the time. the victims were found dead inside of a vehicle. the other four people who were shot were standing outside. police say they have no other information on any suspects. a group of youth activis

the 3rd justin smith in to darrius bean court records say 4 of the officers did post bond. they were released from custody this morning. cities around the country were on high alert tonight in the wake of the video's release. here's a look around the country where >> protesters took to the streets demanding justice for tyree. many of them appearing to be peaceful. a protest even breaking out here in san francisco on mission street near the financial district. that one also a peaceful protest. >> and now to an interview that you will see only on kron 4 are justin campbell talked with attorney ben crump about the death of nichols. >> so hard to work these officers continue to brutalize this young man to a report of him attorney benjamin crump. we don't see them alongside his investigator. arthur read represents the tyree nichols family. crump says he was given the body camera footage showing 5 officers kicking pepper spraying and teasing nichols early january. >> after a traffic stop, he believes the memphis officers handled a wrong from the start. >> they had it is a 30 seco

abc news reached out to justin smith and darius bean but have not heard back.attorney for demetrius haley declined to comment. the former officer mills attorney says his client is devastated by all of this. the memphis police chief bringing into accusa accusation of reckless driving. >> i believe the stop itself was very questionable and we haven't been able to substantiate any type of video that there was a reckless driving type of action that prompted this stop. >> tyre nichols' family speaking with "gma" this morning. >> how difficult was it to learn that your son was calling out for you? >> it was very difficult, as a mother, you want to always be there, when your children need you, so when i heard that my son was calling my name, and i wasn't there for him, that just hurt my heart. >> really difficult to hear for anyone, especially a mother, and the family of tyre nichols, they are pushing for reform. they want to create a law here in tennessee, in tyre's name, that would require officers to intervene if they see crimes committed by fellow officers, and th

abc news reached out to justin smith and demetrius haley but have not heard back. five fired officers now facing murder charges are due for arraignment next week. the memphis mayor saying the city will conduct an independent come outside review of the police department training policies and specialized unit operations. justin finch, abc news, memphis. liz: we are hearing more from the nichols family attorney, ben crump, about other incidences with these officers that may have contributed to this decision. this is what he said on this week. >> the young man said he was assaulted for five days before he was killed, simply going to get pizza. they said they attacked pulled him out of the car, yell profanity at him and put a gun to his head. liz: he said the man tried to report the account or twice to the memphis police department, but his calls were not returned. the unit was operating as three teams of 30 officers that claimed to target violent offenders and areas hit by high crime. scorpion has been inactive since nichols' arrest nearly three weeks ago. in los angel

abc news reached out to justin smith and demetrius haley but have not heard back.hose five former officers facing murder charges will be arraigned next month. the memphis mayor saying the city is starting an outside independent review of the police department training policies and specialized unit operations. justin finch, abc news, memphis. >> coming up this week martha raddatz sits down with ben crump to discuss the reaction and police accountability. you can watchnoulos right here c 7. in los angeles authorities say three people are dead and four others are wounded after a shooting yesterday morning in an upscale neighborhood in beverly hills, near beverly hills. lapd says it happened in front of a home they believe has been used as a short-term rental. investigators did not confirm whether a party was happening there the time. the victims were found dead inside of a vehicle. the other four people who were shot were standing outside and police say they have no other information on any suspects. a group of youth activists held a rally yesterday outside city hall

and justin smith. the grand jury returned indictments against all five with the same charges. and we had previously met with the family of tyre nichols to go over what these charges were going to be and that meeting with the family i think went rather well. here are the charges. second degree murder. aggravated assault. aggravated kidnapping. resulting in bodily injury. aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of weapon. official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power. failure to act when there's a duty imposed by law. and official oppression. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible. it's important to note as ms. williams said that is still an ongoing investigation and therefore there are limits on what we can say. we ask for everyone's continued patience. we also know that the public is very concerned about whether they can see the video about this incident and the timing of the release of this video of this iincident. i have been

and justin smith. the grand jury returned indictments against all five with the same charges and we have previously met with the family of tyree nichols to go over what these charges were going to be and that meeting with the family i think went rather well. here's the charges. second degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping resulting in bodily injury, aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of a weapon, official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power, official misconduct through failure to act when there's a duty imposed by law and official oppression. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they're all responsible. it's responsible to note, as mrs. williams said, this is still an ongoing investigation and there's limits on what we can say about this case. we ask for everyone's patience as we continually seek justice in this case. we also know the publi

abc news reached out to justin smith and taddarius bean but have not heard back.attorney for demetrius haley declined to comment. the attorney for former officer mills telling us his client is devastated by this. >> this is somebody who has dedicated his life to protecting all of us, and now he found himself in jail yesterday. >> reporter: on "gma" friday, the memphis police chief bringing into question the accusation of reckless driving that police say led to the initial stop. >> i do believe that the stop itself was very questionable, and we haven't been able to substantiate in any type of video that there was a reckless driving type of action that prompted this stop. >> reporter: as to why that video was released, the district attorney says it was important to this community and to tyre's family, to show the world and feel their pain. janai? >> all right, stephanie, so many watching that video. and joining us now from memphis are tyre's mother, rowvaughan wells, his stepfather, rodney wells, and the family's attorney, ben crump. thank you all for being with us

demetrious haley, tadarrius bean, emmitt martin and desmond mills and justin smith all charged here in this case, and now all five are facing same charges, and murder charges and assault charges and kidnapping charges and certainly significant here as the case develops and this investigation develops, and we will be hearing from the d.a. shortly and other officials here. we are also expected to hear from two of the defense attorneys who represent two of the five officers later this afternoon. certainly, they say that they are going to be fighting these charges. so it is going to be interesting, abby, to see what they say. >> shimon, as you are there in memphis, what is the reaction so far from the community to the fact that charges are coming today ahead of the release of the video that we are expecting tomorrow. >> yeah, so far, we are not really, and it has been, people have not been coming to the courthouse to voice their opinion. so, it has been fairly quiet. it has been very normal here outside of the courthouse. earlier, i was by the jail, and everything seemed pretty regular, an

this is justin smith, em met martin, desmond mills jr., demetrius and tadarius bean. this is a case that has royaled memphis. it's also a case that chose how law enforcement responses to law enforcement killings are changing. he died three days after being pulled over for what was something that shouldn't have been a violent interaction at all, alleged reckless driving. the d.a. revealing more about what was a confrontation where nichols apparently fled on foot and feared for his life. there was a second confrontation then with this violent beating. this is what weh a looked like in the hospital. this is a tough photo to look at. this is a photo his family put out because they were concerned at the time about his health. this was before he died, and about the law enforcement response. this was after the january 7th traffic stop. he died three days later. as for the news today and what the relatively rare charge across all of america, the rare charge of officers facing accusations of murder, here's the d.a. today. >> each of the five individuals played a different role

john: fired memphis police officers demetrius haley, desmond mills, jr., emmitt martin iii, justin smith, and tadarrius bean, all charged with the murder of 29-year-old tyre nichols. police said they stopped nichols the evening of january 7 near his home for reckless driving and that he fled on foot. police say there was another confrontation police say after they caught up with him. nichols was hospitalized, complaining of shortness of breath. he died three days later. police said nichols had a medical emergency, but the family's attorneys said early results from an independent autopsy the family commissioned showed he suffered extensive bleeding caused by a severe beating. the attorneys say body camera footage shows a police beating that lasted three minutes and included pepper spray and tasing. civil-rights attorney ben crump. >> he's only about 80 to 100 yards from his house and he calls for his mom. three times, "mom." he calls for his mom. where's the humanity? where's the humanity? john: crump likened it to the 1991 videotape of los angeles police beating rodney king. nichols was

they are tadarius beam, he did me tris haley, mem it martin iii, desmond mills jr., and justin smith. the grand jury returns indictments against all five with the same charges, and we had previously met with the family of tyre nichols to go over what these charges were going to be, and that meeting with the family, i think, went rather well. here are the charges. second-degree murder. aggravated assault. aggravated kidnapping. resulting in bodily injury. aggravated kidnapping involving the possession of a weapon. official misconduct through unauthorized exercise of power. official misconduct through failure to act when there is a duty imposed by law. and official oppression. while each of the five individuals played a different role in the incident in question, the actions of all of them resulted in the death of tyre nichols and they are all responsible. it's important to note, as ms. williams said, that this is still an ongoing investigation and therefore there are limits on what we can say about this case. we ask for everyone's continued patience, as we continue to vigorously seek j

abc news reached out to the attorneys representing former officers justin smith, tadarrius bean, butnot heard back, and an attorney for demetrius haley declined to comment. throughout the weekend, peaceful protests from coast to coast. calls for justice in tyre's name. meanwhile, nichols' family asking that this is how he is remembered, the young man who loved photography and skateboarding. this video of nichols doing what he loved with the sun shining around him has gone viral. and this photo distributed by his family showing him as a loving father, capturing the man described as kind and gentle. the district attorney says more charges are an option. the investigation is still ongoing. so more individuals could be charged at a later time. i spoke with one of the attorneys representing one of the former officers, desmond mills jr., and he says that the level of culpability for the officers is different. he also says that his client regrets what happened. linsey? >> so more charges still possible, stephanie. thank you. in the wake of that release of that graphic video, calls are now i

shape opinion, who make decisions, great sources, big part of our audience i would say, my partner justin smithriticism of this place. >> yes >> and whether you think that's changing, whether you think that this is -- is davos dead what is it >> i think it's going back to its roots. it started in the early 70s as the european management forum. it was a business place for sales and strategy and a lot of the mission kind of grew out of that and it feels this year like it's back to -- back more to business a huge change in who is criticizing it there's a -- climate protests. if you search the word davos on twitter, it's all to the right -- it's elon musk. it's people who think that the ceos here are gathering to make you take vaccines and to eat bugs that is what they are -- that's the thing. >> the great line is billionaires telling millionaires how normal everyday people think, right? you use that line. i kind of -- i like it here. i feel like i'm in on the joke kind of. that's maybe -- i shouldn't say that, but i don't think a lot of people aren't in on it >> there is -- here we are people are

desmond mills and justin smith each posted their $250,000 bond and were released last night.tadarius were released today. demetrius hailey remains in jail. the memphis police department is expected to release the body cam footage showing the police interaction during the january 7th traffic stop interaction. from what we have heard and the police chief herself said puts it mildly, calling it horrific and heinous. joining us live, nbc news correspondent sam brock. what's the latest there? >> reporter: i'm glad you played that video. it's illustrative. when's the last time you recall a police chief coming out and saying it's an assault on humanity and heinous. i was speak to go a member of the vigil last night. they said this is like bracing for a car crash. that's how they feel. they know what happened. they're just waiting to feel that impact, and what's going to happen to their bodies when they see it for the first time. now, in terms of potential mitigating factors here, for not creating an explosive environment. as you mentioned a second ago, there have already been murder

meeting president andre smith while lopez omeprazole with migration and drug trafficking likely to be high on the agenda. they said i'll be joined by canadian prime minister justin trudeau for north american leaders. thomas teresa bow explains how president biden's visit ames to improve relations between the us and mexico. this is the 1st time that joe biden as president travel to latin america the 1st time that our president, he comes to mexico and there's lots of issues on the agenda to be discussed. that would tense relations since i'm getting when we look forward to coughing, back in 2018, have been resisting interference by the united states and mexico domestic affairs. in fact, he did not travel to the america summit last year in a way will pose him because the united states did not invite countries like cuba and venezuela. lots of issues to be discussed among them. climate change the economy, of course, migration of thousands and thousands of people trying to make it to the us. also, of course, counter narcotic biden is coming here right after the arrest of a video of mine. he's the son of a capital of mine, a major drug that's currently detained in the u

smith at doj. he's a tough but low profile prosecutor with a very long record. he led difficult and victorious cases, including the prosecution of new york police officer justin volpe who tortured abouter in, delivered a 0-year sentence, unheard of at the time. he went on to develop an expertise in the hard cases that other lawyers sometimes duck. the kind of cases that go at the powerful in government or police, senators, heads of state. he developed experience for the pressure of those specific kind of cases and something of a reputation as the kind of prosecutor you actually pick up and call with a tough case like that. smith did stints in federal and local prosecutors' office in new york. and that's as you can imagine one of the most intricate places you can try a case in america. in our special report right now we're going to chart smith's road to this current assignment, deciing whether or not to indict an ex president. there are strong passions headed towards him either way. we're going to lean in, take the facts and figure out what his record suggests about the work he's doing now, and we have rare footage of smith in action, footage that has not aired on a