The five Memphis police officers who were fired in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop on Jan. 7 have been taken into custody Thursday, according to Shelby County, Tennessee, jail records.
Memphis police identified the officers last week as Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. All five have been booked into jail.
Charges against the officers have not been announced publicly.
The Shelby County District Attorney’s Office has announced a 2 p.m. local time press conference.
Officers who were terminated after their involvement in a traffic stop that ended with the death of Tyre Nichols, in a combination of undated photographs in Memphis, Tenn. From left: Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills, Jr., Emmitt Martin III, Justin Smith and Tadarrius Bean.
Memphis Police Dept. via Reuters
ABC News’ Armando Garcia and Whitney Lloyd contributed to this report.
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