Desmond Mills Jr., one of five former Memphis police officers charged in the January beating death of Tyre Nichols during a traffic stop, pleaded guilty to two of four criminal charges in the nationally watched federal civil rights case, and several charges in a state case.
In accepting the plea deal, Mills will not be charged with two of the four counts against him.
Mills, who is 32, faced charges of using excessive force, deliberate indifference, conspiracy to witness tamper, and obstruction of justice in early September. He ultimately pleaded guilty to the excessive force and conspiracy charge in federal court. In state court, he pleaded guilty to the slew of charges related to Nichols’ death.