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We must continue to maintain the highest standards of excellence for the citizens of Shelby County through service, integrity, and accountability." I am satisfied that the discipline given to these deputies is appropriate and just. "Our investigation was thorough and complete. RELATED: Memphis police officer took photos of beaten Tyre Nichols and shared one with others, documents show "Because I had concerns about two deputies who appeared on the scene following the physical confrontation between police and Tyre Nichols, I ordered this internal investigation," Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner Jr. The suspensions of both Shelby County deputies who were at the scene of Nichols' beating by Memphis police became effective on Wednesday, the release reads.īoth Deputy Jeremy Watkins and Deputy Johntavious Bowers were found to have failed to report to dispatch or their supervisor that they were on the scene, failed to have their body-worn camera in record mode and failed to report to dispatch they were leaving the scene, the department said in investigative reports obtained by WHBQ.Īdditionally, Watkins did not note in his daily log that he was on the scene, one of the reports says. Two Shelby County sheriff's deputies who were at the scene of Tyre Nichols' deadly arrest in Tennessee last month violated department regulations and have been suspended for five days each without pay, according to a news release from the sheriff's office obtained by CNN affiliate WHBQ. Two deputies at the scene of Tyre Nichols' beating and arrest have been suspended after an investigation, the county said.
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