Tyre Nichols' mother has sued the city of Memphis and police officers over his death following a violent traffic stop in the city.
Tyre Nichols' mother has sued the city of Memphis and members of the police department over hisHer attorney, Ben Crump, said the lawsuit is seeking $500 million for the "torture" of Nichols, 29, died three days after he was beaten by police during a Jan. 7 traffic stop.
The 139-page, 25-count civil complaint, filed Wednesday in federal court, includes allegations of excessive force and "deliberate indifference to serious medical needs," and called the traffic stop "unreasonable.
The lawsuit also claims that Nichols' mother, RowVaughn Wells, suffered emotional distress due to "negligent acts and omissions" by officers following the incident and that police made "false representations" to her regarding her son's condition. The complaint, which is demanding a jury trial, lists Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis and the five now-former officers charged in connection with Nichols' death -- Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith -- among the defendants. Preston Hemphill, a police officer who wasAlso named in the suit are emergency medical technicians Robert Long and JaMichael Sandridge, Memphis Fire Lt.
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