Attorney Ben Crump
Details ‘Heartbreaking’ Tyre Nichols Attack
Ahead Of Body Cam Release
1/27/2023 9:53 AM PT
TMZ.com
Attorney Ben Crump, representing Tyre Nichols’ family, is detailing the horrors of the brutal beatdown he saw in body cam footage from the incident … telling us what he expects will happen once it’s released to the public Friday night.
Crump will join us on “TMZ Live” Friday, in a preview from his interview, he says police will provide multiple angles of the incident, as well as graphic audio … calling the clip, which he watched privately with the Nichols family, heartbreaking.
1/24/23
WHBQ-TV
He tells us officers disrespected Tyre constantly in the clip, despite the 29-year-old asking them if he can just go home — Crump believes it’ll instantly strike a chord across the country.
As for what’s next, Crump thinks peaceful protests will go down in Memphis — but he digs deep into the rough comparison between these 5 Black officers getting arrested swiftly and countless investigations into similar situations with white officers dragging out.
1/24/23
WHBQ-TV
As we reported, Crump likened the horror of Tyre’s beating to that of Rodney King back in 1991 … and the public believes a response in terms of protests could be similar, too.
While the 5 officers were charged with second-degree murder, 4 of them posted bail and were released as of Friday morning. The footage releases to the public at 6 PM CST on Friday.