The three former police officers were convicted of federal witness tampering related to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, a case that incited nationwide protests.
Demetrius Haley was further convicted of violating Nichols's civil rights by causing bodily injury, while all three ex-officers were acquitted of the charge of causing death.
Prosecutors indicated that the beating of Nichols was not an isolated incident but part of a troubling pattern of violence associated with the SCORPION police unit.
Nichols's stepfather expressed hope, stating, 'A win is a win. They're all going to jail,' following the guilty verdicts on witness tampering.
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