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Rev. Al Sharpton says the guilty plea of one of the former Memphis policemen accused in the killing of Tyre Nichols is one more serious move toward getting justice for his family. On Thursday (Nov. 2) Desmond Mills, Jr., admitted to “one count of deprivation of rights under color of law after using excessive force and failing to intervene and one count of witness tampering,” in connection with an attempted cover-up of the fatal beating of Nichols at the hands of police on Jan.7. After an internal investigation, each officer...

Desmond Mills Jr., one of the five Memphis police officers facing federal charges related to the alleged murder of Tyre Nichols, altered his plea in court, as reported by the Daily Mail on Nov. 2. Mills is among the officers charged with multiple federal offenses, including second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct, official oppression, and four federal counts. Although Mills Jr. initially pleaded not guilty to these federal charges in September, his attorney has revealed his intention to change his plea in the upcoming court appearance.

A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Nov. 2 in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year sentence, becoming the first of five officers charged in the case to admit guilt. Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing at the Memphis federal courthouse as part of a larger agreement under which he will also plead guilty to related charges in state court. It wasn’t immediately clear if any of the other officers would follow suit. Attorneys for three of the officers declined...

MEMPHIS -- A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year sentence, becoming the first of five officers charged in the case to admit guilt. Desmond Mills Jr. entered his plea during a hearing at the Memphis federal courthouse as part of a larger agreement under which he will also plead guilty to related charges in state court. It wasn't immediately clear whether any of the other officers would follow suit. Attorneys for three of the officers...

SACRAMENTO -- There was a step toward justice for Tyre Nichols' loved ones on Thursday after ex-Memphis Police Officer Desmond Mills, Jr., pleaded guilty to both federal and state charges in connection to the death of the Sacramento native. Angelina Paxton, one of Nichols' long-time friends, said she is relieved that there is acknowledgment of wrongdoing at this level. "I was relieved because I think they're starting to figure out that there's no devious way out of this," Paxton said. "I think the only way out of this is to...

One of the five US police officers charged in the beating death of a young African-American man in the southern city of Memphis pleaded guilty Thursday, the Justice Department announced. Bodycam footage of the January incident showed the officers, who are all Black, repeatedly kicking and punching Tyre Nichols, 29, during a traffic stop close to his home in Memphis. Nichols died in hospital three days later. The guilty plea by Desmond Mills comes as part of a settlement of pending state and federal charges, and marks a course reversal...

Desmond Mills Jr (L) with attorney Blake Ballin at a hearing in Memphis in February One of five ex-police officers facing charges in the death of a 29-year-old black man in Memphis has pleaded guilty to felony charges of using excessive force and obstruction of justice. Desmond Mills Jr, 33, was among the group of black officers filmed kicking and punching Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop in January. As part of a plea deal, Mills agreed to cooperate in the case against four other officers. The remaining men -...

Desmond Mills Jr., one of five police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols, pleaded guilty to federal charges and agreed to plead guilty to related state charges as part of a plea deal on Thursday. On Jan. 7, five Memphis police officers pulled Nichols over for a traffic stop, where they doused him in pepper spray and beat him, leading to his death. A federal grand jury charged Mills and the other cops with using excessive force, resulting in Nichols’ death, helping each other in that excessive force,...

Ex-Memphis cop Desmond Mills Jr. pled guilty to both federal and state charges on Thursday for the beating death of Tyre Nichols. Mills, 33, became the first of five former Memphis police officers charged in connection with Nichols' death to agree to a deal. Mills pleaded guilty to federal charges of excessive force and obstruction of justice in the federal case in addition to the related state charges. He also agreed to act as a cooperating witness in both federal and state investigations, according to the Shelby County District Attorney's...