{"id":547671,"date":"2023-02-04T03:33:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-04T00:33:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sixth-memphis-officer-fired-after-tyre-nichols-death\/"},"modified":"2023-02-04T03:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-04T00:33:03","slug":"sixth-memphis-officer-fired-after-tyre-nichols-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sixth-memphis-officer-fired-after-tyre-nichols-death\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sixth Memphis officer fired after Tyre Nichols&#8217; death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d81ae975c8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3d81ae975c8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sixth-memphis-officer-fired-after-tyre-nichols-death\/#Sixth_Memphis_officer_fired_after_Tyre_Nichols_death\" >Sixth Memphis officer fired after Tyre Nichols&#8217; death<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sixth_Memphis_officer_fired_after_Tyre_Nichols_death\"><\/span>Sixth Memphis officer fired after Tyre Nichols&#8217; death<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">An additional Memphis police officer has been fired after the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old man who died after he was beaten by officers last month, police said Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Officer Preston Hemphill, who had been relieved of duty, was \u201cdepartmentally charged and terminated\u201d for violations that include personal conduct, truthfulness and violating rules regarding a Taser stun device, police said in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mem_policedept\/status\/1621651565126746118?s=46&amp;t=7KBMJohiiwestojm4cmAUnbaasRGS4lc5-OJLU2z64I\">a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Departmental charges are not the same as criminal charges, and he has not been charged with a crime, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Five other Memphis police officers were fired and criminally charged with second-degree murder and other counts after the aggressive traffic stop and later beating of Nichols on Jan. 7.<\/p>\n<section class=\"inline-video inline-video--in-body\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__background\">\n<div class=\"inline-video__player\">\n<div class=\"videoPlayer styles_videoPlayer__hWpgx styles_adNotPlaying__yQRQY styles_alignDesktopBottom__p456K styles_alignMobileBottom__vA8hP\">\n<div class=\"videoSlate\"><picture class=\"\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-860x484,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2023_01\/1675128978712_nn_pth_tyre_nichols_video_fallout_6th_officer_relieved_of_duty_230130_1920x1080-ry7adq.jpg\"><\/source><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-1000x563,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2023_01\/1675128978712_nn_pth_tyre_nichols_video_fallout_6th_officer_relieved_of_duty_230130_1920x1080-ry7adq.jpg\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2023_01\/1675128978712_nn_pth_tyre_nichols_video_fallout_6th_officer_relieved_of_duty_230130_1920x1080-ry7adq.jpg\" height=\"1080\" width=\"1920\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"\">Police said in Friday&#8217;s statement that an administrative investigation is underway, and \u201cmultiple MPD officers are under investigation for departmental policy violations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hemphill&#8217;s attorney said Monday that Hemphill was at the scene of the traffic stop, but was never present at the later scene where Nichols was seen on video being punched, struck with a baton, and otherwise abused.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Hemphill was hired by Memphis police in March 2018, the police department said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nichols was hospitalized and died three days later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Seven Memphis police officers, including the five officers criminally charged and Hemphill, have been relieved of duty following the deadly encounter. Six of them have been fired.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This week, three Memphis EMTs who responded to the incident were fired after an internal investigation, the Memphis Fire Department said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">On Friday, a Tennessee Department of Health board suspended the licenses of two of the fired personnel \u2014\u00a0Robert Long and JaMichael Sandridge \u2014\u00a0for failing to render emergency care and treatment to Nichols for about 19 minutes after arriving at the scene, according to the order documents. The investigation is ongoing, a spokesperson for the health department said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">Videos of the police stop and beating of Nichols shocked and horrified people across the nation. FBI Director Christoper Wray said he was &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>alled,&#8221; and President Joe Biden said he was outraged and he called the video horrific.<\/p>\n<p><br class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline article-expanded-byline\">\n<div class=\"byline-thumbnail byline-thumbnail--has-image expanded-byline__thumbnail\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-120x120,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_03\/3184101\/phil-helsel-circle-byline-template.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_03\/3184101\/phil-helsel-circle-byline-template.jpg 1x\"><\/source><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-60x60,f_auto,q_auto:best\/newscms\/2020_03\/3184101\/phil-helsel-circle-byline-template.jpg\" alt=\"\" height=\"48\" width=\"48\"><\/picture><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline-name expanded-byline__name\">Phil Helsel<\/span><span class=\"byline-social expanded-byline__social\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhilHelsel\" class=\"byline-social--link\"><span class=\"icon icon-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><span class=\"icon icon-email\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"expanded-byline__bio-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"byline-bio expanded-byline__bio\">Phil Helsel is a reporter for NBC <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ellison Barber<!-- --> <!-- -->contributed<!-- -->.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Officer Preston Hemphill, who had been relieved of duty, was \u201cdepartmentally charged and terminated\u201d for violations that&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":547672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-02\/230203-memphis-police-officer-preston-hemphill-3x2-ac-701p-23e28e.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-547671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547671","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547671"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547671\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/547672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}