Ex MPD Officer on stand in Tyre Nichols trial: ‘I can’t sit here and live with a lie. The truth needs to come out.’

By ADRIAN SAINZ, Associated Press A former Memphis police officer testified Tuesday that he punched a “helpless” Tyre Nichols at least five times while two colleagues held his arms and said, “hit him,” then lied to his supervisor about their use of force in a beating that proved fatal. Emmitt Martin III testified that he […]