Two sheriff’s deputies, who have been suspended for five days for their role in the arrest of Tyre Nichols, failed to keep their body cameras activated after they went to the location where Memphis city police severely beat Nichols, authorities said on Wednesday.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office deputies Jeremy Watkins and Johntavious Bowers each violated multiple policies after they reported to the location of Nichols’ violent arrest on Jan. 7, Sheriff Floyd Bonner said in a statement.
