to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died in hospital three days after being beaten in memphis last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching mr nichols after he d fled a traffic stop. david willis has more details his report contains some disturbing images. theirfaces masked, the five memphis police officers made their first court appearance as the mother of the young man they are accused of killing looked on. huddled before the judge, it was left to the lawyers dotted amongst them to enter pleas on their behalf. a plea of not guilty. urging patience, thejudge said the case would take time to come together. but there are those, tyre nichols family among them, who believe these brutal bodycam
emotional day for the family of tyre nichols. while it was incredibly difficult for them to hear those five former officers pleaded not guilty, they called it a glorious day. saying that this was the beginning in their fight for justice. do you have anything to say? five police officers charged in the brutal beating of tyre nichols. silent as they appear in court for the first time on friday. [inaudible] not guilty. not guilty. not guilty. the arraignment lasted less than five minutes, all pleading not guilty to charges including second-degree murder stemming from the january 7th beating. nichols died three days later. attorneys for the officers called for a fair trial. it must be based on the facts and the law and not the raw emotions that our country is experiencing. he urged against a rush to judgment. there is 20 hours of video, we have seen five-minute
now, the family of tyre nichols finding reason to hope amid so much grief. is the glorious day, this is the beginning of the process. and attorneys for those five former officers have filed their motions for discovery. they should begin receiving that material and reviewing that material as they prepare for trial. the next hearing in this case is scheduled for may 1st, alex? that mom, that is one strong, courageous mom sitting in a courtroom every day. bless her for doing that. okay, thank you priscilla. erin brockovich is going to join me next, she will talk about the long term impact of all of those chemicals that burned at the site of that ohio train development. train development. can feel rough on your skin? for softer clothes that are gentle on your skin, try downy free & gentle downy will soften your clothes without dyes or perfumes. the towel washed with downy is softer, and gentler on your skin. try downy free & gentle. (woman 1) i just switched to verizon business unlim
mr. nichols. i will work tirelessly to make sure that the system does not fail mr. mills. reporter: for tyre nichols mother, relief the legal process has begun, but the pain of her loss is clear. i know my son is gone. i know i will never see him again. but we have to start this process of justice right now. reporter: the shelby county district attorney saying his office is reviewing up to 100 prior cases involving the now-disbanded scorpion unit. 75 of those cases related to the five officers charged in nichols death. the clearest sign yet that more justice could come to the city of memphis. we will be making decisions about charges regarding all of those people in the time ahead. reporter: and so, briana, you heard the d.a. there. the thing is they have to go bab in at least 100 cases to look at
i want each and every one of those police officers to be able to look me in the face. they haven t done that yet. and now the district attorney is reviewing dozens of other cases connected to those officers. plus, in the middle of the january 6th insurrection then-president donald trump did not call the secretary of defense, the attorney general or the head of homeland security. wait until you hear who he did call. then the proposal in a mostly black city to put unelected white officials in charge of handpicking some of the city s judges and prosecutors. will it create a separate justice system for blacks and whites in mississippi s capital? welcome to the lead. i m briana keeler in for jake tapper. we are starting in the national lead. five former memphis police officers charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols in court today where they all pleaded not guilty.