Five former Memphis police officers charged with murder and kidnapping in Tyre Nichols’ death

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

4.1 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

The five former Memphis police officers who were fired over their actions during the arrest of Tyre Nichols are facing murder and kidnapping charges. Authorities say Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, was hospitalized after a traffic stop and “confrontation” with Memphis police. He died three days after he was arrested. Antonio Romanucci is one of the attorneys representing the Nichols’ family. He tells AC360 how the family is feeling after the indictments. Plus, CNN National Correspondent Randi Kaye joins AC360 from Walterboro, South Carolina where the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh is underway. The once-prominent attorney is accused of killing his youngest son and wife back in 2021.

Guests: Antonio Romanucci, Randi Kaye.

Airdate: January 26, 2023.

To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	5 men who once took a solemn oath to uphold the law are now five alleged murderers.
0:07.6	John Burman here in Feranterson, take a look, there they are, both back when they wore Memphis
0:12.4	Police Department uniforms and now in their booking photos.
0:16.9	Just in Smith, Emmett Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., Demetrius Hailey, and Tadarius B.
0:23.1	All five now ex-cops charged today with killing Tyree Nichols, who died three days after
0:29.1	a traffic stop and violent arrest on the seventh of this month.
0:33.0	All five facing identical counts, official oppression, failure to perform a duty imposed
0:38.6	by law, unauthorized exercise of official power, aggravated kidnapping while possessing
0:44.4	a weapon, aggravated kidnapping, causing bodily injury, aggravated assault, and second
0:50.2	degree murder.
0:51.2	Today, in addition to the charges we learn more about what kind of officers they were,
0:56.5	along with some details from the timeline of Tyree Nichols' deadly encounter with them,
1:01.7	which Tennessee's top state law enforcement officials says are appalling to him.
1:06.6	Sadly, there will be more tomorrow when video described in excruciating terms by those
1:11.6	who have seen it is made public.
1:14.6	CNN's Sarah Sinner is in Memphis tonight with all the latest on all that, but also a closer
1:19.4	look at who Tyree Nichols was and the life he lived.
1:23.1	Sarah first, you know, what's the reaction in this city?
1:25.6	Now the charges have been filed against the officers.
1:30.0	I can sum that up in two words, prayerful and peaceful.
1:34.0	We're at a skate park tonight.
1:36.5	This is a place, skate park anywhere that Tyree Nichols loved.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from CNN, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of CNN and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.