Ex-Memphis Cop Agrees to a Plea Deal in the Beating Death of Tyre Nichols

Ex-Memphis cop Desmond Mills Jr. pled guilty to both federal and state charges on Thursday for the beating death of Tyre Nichols.

Mills, 33, became the first of five former Memphis police officers charged in connection with Nichols’ death to agree to a deal. Mills pleaded guilty to federal charges of excessive force and obstruction of justice in the federal case in addition to the related state charges.

He also agreed to act as a cooperating witness in both federal and state investigations, according to the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office.

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