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Memphis police said Monday they had disciplined a sixth cop in connection to the attempted arrest that led to the death of Tyre Nichols earlier this month.
Preston Hemphill was “relieved of duty” shorty after the Jan. 7 traffic stop, a spokesperson told the Associated Press. Unlike the five Black officers fired in the aftermath of the incident, he is not facing murder charges, ABC 24 reported.
It’s unclear what role Hemphill played in the ordeal, but many had called for his firing after horrific body-cam and surveillance footage captured an unidentified white officer push Nichols to the ground and hit him with a taser.