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high-profile case of police brutality to result in charges. five former officers indicted. the victim s family says he was beaten like a human pinata. what led to nichols death is the big question. plus, the murder trial for alex murdaugh accused of killing his wife and son. the first witnesses called to testify and the key reporting the jury heard today. plus, democratic congressman adam schiff drops his name in what s shaping up to be a hotly contested senate race. welcome to the lead. i m pamela brown. we start with breaking news. five fired memphis police officers have been charged with murder in the death of 29-year-old tyree nichols. the shelby county district attorney announced the charges which include second degree murder, aggravated kidnapping and assault. police officers say they pulled nichols over and he ran away. there was then a confrontation. nichols died three days later. the district attorney said there was a lapsed period of time in getting me ....
To being a law enforcement officer. not only is mr. mills devastated to find himself charged with a crime, but somebody on the other side of law enforcement, somebody who has been in charge of keeping our community safe, to be accused of something like this hurts him on another level. reporter: do either of you have experience in law enforcement departments? desmond mills does, he s been a jailer in mississippi and tennessee. reporter: i understand attorney/client privilege, but can you talk about their disposition today? why don t you answer first. well, any time a police officer is going to jail, it s a traumatic moment. so he was experiencing that this morning. i surrendered him to the tbi this morning and he had resolved ....