Former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr., right, becomes emotional as he hugs Michael Stengel, left, the defense attorney for fellow former officer Demetrius Haley, after Smith and the other two former officers were found not guilty on all charges by the jury on the ninth day of the trial for the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)FILE - A portrait of Tyre Nichols is displayed at a memorial service for him on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023 in Memphis, Tenn. Nichols was killed during a traffic stop with Memphis Police on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, FileShelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy speaks to the media after the trial of three former Memphis police officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith, who were found not guilty in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)Former Memphis Police Department officers Tadarrius Bean, left, and Justin Smith Jr. hug after they were acquitted of state charges, including second-degree murder, in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after he ran away from a traffic stop. Wednesday, May 7, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)
Former Memphis Police Department officer Justin Smith Jr., right, becomes emotional as he hugs Michael Stengel, left, the defense attorney for fellow former officer Demetrius Haley, after Smith and the other two former officers were found not guilty on all charges by the jury on the ninth day of the trial for the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network via AP, Pool)
