Tyre Nichols Death: State Trial Begins for Former Police Officers NYT | Top Stories By: Emily Cochrane and Ben Stanley 29 April 2025 at 07:25 After a mixed verdict in federal court, Tennessee prosecutors began presenting their case against three former Memphis officers charged with second-degree murder. © Pool photo by Mark WeberJudge James Jones Jr., left, presiding over the trial of three former Memphis Police Department officers.