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Two former officers seek acquittal of obstruction charge in beating death of Tyre Nichols

Summary by WBAL

Joshua Lott/The Washington Post via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Attorneys for two former Memphis police officers convicted of obstruction in the beating death of Tyre Nichols filed motions for acquittal on Friday, both arguing that the government failed to prove the charge during the federal trial. Tadarrius Bean, Justin Smith and a third former Memphis police officer, Demetrius Haley, were initially charged with four counts in the beating death o…

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