Deputies suspended in Tyre Nichols case failed to keep body cameras on

Two deputies each violated multiple policies after they reported to the location of Nichols’ violent arrest, says sheriff

Two sheriff’s deputies suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Nichols had been beaten by five Memphis police officers, officials said.

Shelby county sheriff’s office deputies Jeremy Watkins and Johntavious Bowers each violated multiple policies after they reported to the location of Nichols’ violent arrest on 7 January, said the sheriff, Floyd Bonner, in a statement.