Ben Crump at Memphis press conference
Attorney Ben Crump and members of Tyre Nichols' family at a press conference in Memphis, January 27, 2023
  • Five Memphis police officers were charged with second-degree murder within 20 days of the death of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.
  • Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said this example of "swift justice" should set a precedent for future cases of police aggression.
  • Tyre Nichols died three days after being held at a traffic stop and beaten by Memphis police officers.

MEMPHIS, TENN. — The recent charges of five police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols should act as a standard for police accountability, according to Ben Crump, attorney for the Nichols Family.