A lawyer for a former Memphis officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols said in court documents that investigators found the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin and stolen credit cards in Nichols’ car when he was pulled over in a traffic stop that led to the confrontation between Nichols and police, but authorities looking into the death have not confirmed the claims
ByFILE - The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023. A lawyer for one of five former Memphis officers charged in the fatal beating of Nichols after a traffic stop said in court documents that investigators found a hallucinogenic drug and stolen credit cards in Nichols' car when he was pulled over, but authorities have not confirmed those claims.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Memphis declined to comment. The Shelby County district attorney and lawyers for Nichols' family, have not responded to questions about the accusations by Smith's lawyer, which were made in a court filing Thursday demanding federal prosecutors hand over Nichols' cell phone records to the defense.
“Nichols did not want to be taken into custody with felony drugs and felony fraud evidence in his possession,” Zummach wrote.
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