Jury selection underway for trial of former Memphis officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols скачать в хорошем качестве

Jury selection underway for trial of former Memphis officers charged in death of Tyre Nichols

(10 Sep 2024) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4517161 ASSOCIATED PRESS Memphis, Tennessee - 9 September 2024 1. Wide of Demetrius Haley, Tadarrius Bean and Justin Smith exiting the federal courthouse ++SOUNDBITE COVERED++ 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press: "Jury selection is underway in the trial of three former Memphis police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights in his beating death in January 2023." 3. Wide of Justin Smith arriving at federal courthouse 4. Mid of Demetrius Haley waiting outside the federal courthouse 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press: "The officers are charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights during the beating, which was caught on video. Among the charges they face are that they use excessive force in violating his civil rights and willful indifference in ignoring Tyre Nichols while he was slumped on the floor, on the ground, after the beating." 6. Wide low shot of feet of people lined up in front of the federal courthouse waiting to get in ++SOUNDBITE COVERED++ 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press: "The judge did ask questions of the jurors about whether they had seen media coverage and whether they could view graphic police video during the trial." 8. Wide low shot of a line of people lined up in front of the federal courthouse ++SOUNDBITE COVERED++ 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press: "RowVaughn Wells, who is Tyre Nichols' mother and Tyre Nichols' stepfather, Rodney Wells, were sitting next to each other in the courtroom. At one moment, Rodney Wells put his arm around his wife, and she leaned her head on his shoulder." 10. Wide pan of RowVaughn Wells and Rodney Wells entering the federal courthouse 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press: "So when this trial concludes, it will very likely not be the end of court proceedings in this case. The three officers are also charged with second degree murder." 12. Tight to wide of a poster being held by Tadarrius Bean outside of the federal courthouse. STORYLINE: Jury selection is underway in Memphis for three former police officers charged with violating Tyre Nichols' civil rights when he was fatally beaten last year. Potential jurors in the federal trial were asked Monday whether heavy media coverage and publicly released video of him being beaten to death could influence their ability to be fair. U.S. District Judge Mark Norris questioned jury candidates about what they think are the most important characteristics a juror should have and whether they would be biased in reaching a verdict. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith have pleaded not guilty to charges that they deprived Nichols of his rights through excessive force and failure to intervene, and obstructed justice through witness tampering. The beating was caught on police cameras, triggering protests and calls for police reform. Two others have already pleaded guilty to the federal charges and could testify against them. Nichols, who was Black, died in a hospital on Jan. 10, 2023, three days after he was kicked, punched and hit with a police baton following a traffic stop. Police video released that month showed the five officers, who also are Black, beating Nichols as he yelled for his mother about a block from his home. Video also showed the officers milling about and talking with each other as Nichols sat on the ground, struggling with his injuries. =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...