http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a MSN - AP World Copyright © 2010-2018 The Canadian Press. All rights reserved. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Sun, 11 May 2025 17:58:03 +0000 http://syn2.thecanadianpress.com:8080/mrss/feed/fcf7391a2f354311807f0501c16bde6a/8a4b3909de0e484f9fbc7c681ec79136 8a4b3909de0e484f9fbc7c681ec79136 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 01:27:51 +0000 SHOTLIST:RESTRICTION SUMMARY:ASSOCIATED PRESSMemphis, Tennessee - 27 January 20231. Various of the City of Memphis Public Safety BuildingHEADLINE: MEMPHIS POLICE CHIEF SPEAKS ON NICHOLS' ARRESTANNOTATION: Memphis, as well as other cities across the country braced for large demonstrations after video was released of Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest.2. SOUNDBITE (English) Cerelyn "CJ" Davis, Memphis Police Chief:"In the video, the initial stop shows the officers already ramped up at about a ten. So, and you know, just knowing the nature of officers, it takes something to get them amped up, you know, like that. We don't know what happened, so we can't pretend or imagine what happened. All we know is that the amount of force that was applied in this situation was over the top."++WHITE FLASH++3. SOUNDBITE (English) Cerelyn "CJ" Davis, Memphis Police Chief:"I haven't done a deep dive assessment to see whether or not we have a cultural problem. I know we have a supervisor shortage and and the lack of supervision in this incident was a major problem."4. Businesses being boarded upANNOTATION: Court records showed that all five former officers were taken into custody.STORYLINE:Video showing five Memphis officers beating a Black man was made public Friday, one day after they were charged with murder in the death of Tyre Nichols.The footage shows Nichols being held down, struck by the Black officers and screaming for his mother as the police savagely beat the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes. Cities across the country braced for large demonstrations. Nichols’ relatives urged supporters to protest peacefully.Memphis Police Director Cerelyn Davis described the officers' actions as “heinous, reckless and inhumane,” and said that her department has been unable to substantiate the reckless driving allegation that prompted the stop.She told The Associated Press in an interview that there is no video of the traffic stop that shows Nichols recklessly driving.During the initial stop, the video shows the officers were “already ramped up, at about a 10,” she said. The officers were “aggressive, loud, using profane language and probably scared Mr. Nichols from the very beginning.”“We know something happened prior to this officer or these officers getting out of their vehicles … Just knowing the nature of officers, it takes something to get them amped up, you know, like that. We don’t know what happened," she said.“All we know is the amount of force that was applied in this situation was over the top,” Davis said.Given the likelihood of protests, Davis told ABC that she and other local officials decided it would be best to release the video later in the day, after schools are dismissed and people are home from work.Court records showed that all five former officers - Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith - were taken into custody.The officers each face charges of second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression. Four of the five officers had posted bond and been released from custody by Friday morning, according to court and jail records.===========================================================Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com(ii) they should check with the applicable collecting society in their Territory regarding the clearance of any sound recording or performance included within the AP Television News service (iii) they have editorial responsibility for the use of all and any content included within the AP Television News service and for libel, privacy, compliance and third party rights applicable to their Territory. AP interviews Memphis Police chief on Tyre Nichols