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A former Memphis police officer has pleaded guilty in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, becoming the first of five officers charged to reverse course. Desmond Mills Jr. pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday to federal charges of excessive force and obstruction of justice. It is part of a larger agreement under which Mills agreed to also plead guilty to related charges in state court and cooperate with state and federal investigations, including civil rights investigations by the U.S. Justice Department. Federal and state prosecutors agreed to a recommended sentence of 15 years.
A former Memphis police officer pleaded guilty Thursday in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in exchange for prosecutors recommending a 15-year sentence.