A Tennessee commission voted to decertify 3 ex-Memphis officers charged with murder in the killing of Tyre Nichols, preventing them from going to work at other Tennessee law enforcement agencies.
This combination of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows former police officers Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith. A Tennessee commission voted to decertify Haley, Martin and Smith. Mills surrendered his certification.This combination of images provided by the Memphis Police Department shows former police officers Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith.
The three former officers — Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith — will be notified of the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission 's decision and have 30 days to appeal or comply. Desmond Mills Jr. surrendered his certification but maintains his innocence, as do the other officers.
Most states have a decertification process, which prevents officers with a history of misconduct from going back to work in the jurisdiction that certified them. However, decertified officers can and do
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