Five former Memphis police officers set to receive new sentencing dates in December

A judge on Thursday scheduled sentencings in December for five former Memphis police officers convicted of federal charges in the 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols. The officers were found guilty of violating his civil rights and other charges related to their role in the January incident that left Nichols dead. Their sentencing dates have been set for early December, but no specific dates or times were announced. A trial date for a sixth officer was also set for February 2024.