Taken together, the testimony painted a picture of officers who did not stop one another from pummeling or restraining Mr. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black FedEx worker, even when he did not pose a threat. And it captured an overarching culture in the Memphis Police Department that allowed for secrecy and excessive punishment.
Federal prosecutors rested their case on Thursday against three former Memphis police officers who face civil rights and obstruction charges in the beating and death of Tyre Nichols last year.
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