Officer Accused in Fatal Tyre Nichols Beating was Previously Accused of Asslault
One of the five officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols weeks ago had previously been accused in a nearly-fatal beating of a prison inmate in 2015, according to an NBC report. The ex-cop was named in a civil rights lawsuit related to the incident; it was later dismissed but still managed to jeopardize his career.
Now, he must answer to a fatality.
Demetrius Haley worked with the Shelby County Division of Corrections before entering the Memphis Police Department, per News19. He was one of two officers accused in the alleged assault of an inmate during a random search. The suit says Haley accused Cordarlrius Sledge of flushing contraband down a toilet and punched him in the face. Sledge alleged another officer came in and slammed him into the sink and onto the floor, knocking him out cold.
Because Sledge failed to file a grievance against the two officers on time, a judge dismissed the lawsuit in 2018.
