Memphis police officers plead not guilty for the murder of Tyre Nichols l GMA
The five former Memphis police officers charged in the beating death of Tyree Nichols declaring their innocence, pleading not guilty, Nichols grieving parents in the courtroom demanding justice for their son. ABC's senior national correspondent Steve Osansami is following developments from Memphis. Steve, good morning. Good morning to you. The mother of Tyree Nichols describes this as a nightmare that she can't wake from and promises to be in court every day. Prosecutors and the family's lawyers say that this could take a year for this case to be resolved. The parents of Tyree Nichols say they believe that this Memphis courtroom is where their road to justice begins.
I've been off to the court a plea of not guilty. But for the five former police officers accused of killing their son who all entered pleas of not guilty. This is where they hope to clear their names. They're fighting second degree murder and other charges and are accused of letting Nichols suffer from his wounds after they were seen violently beating him in this police camera video from the night of January 7th. It was a routine traffic stop that led to this. This photo from his hospital bedside shortly before the 29 year old died. Unlike the son and young father, the five men who could face trial are home this morning out on bond.
They didn't even have the courage to look at me in my face. Mm hmm. After what they did to my son, so they're gonna see me at every court day until we get justice for my son. I had to be here today to make sure that justice gets done for our son. This is a glorious day. This is the beginning of the process this morning. The list of officers and fire department personnel who've been fired or disciplined over this continues to grow.
Four other first responders have now lost their jobs and nine are under investigation. This is where he was. It was a tough moment for the family before seeing the former officers in court. They met at a memorial still on the street corner where their son called out for his mother. The next court date in this case will be in May. Lawyers on both sides say this is likely headed to trial. There's still the possibility of federal charges against these officers and the family says there will be a civil lawsuit.
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