Emmitt Martin Wiki, Biography
Tire Nichols, who was killed in an allegedly heinous assault by five ex-police officers, wept for his mother before losing consciousness, according to police body cam. The Fed-Ex driver got into a heated argument with police officers after he was pulled over for violating traffic laws. The officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr and Justin Smith, were arrested and charged with second-degree murder and other related charges by Shelby County authorities. The altercation that proved fatal took place on January 7, three days after which Nichols was reported dead, succumbing to his injuries at a hospital.
RowVaughn Wells, Nichols’ mother, said her son was ‘hit like a piñata’ in anticipation of a violent protest as authorities stand ready to release police body cam recording the incident at 7 p.m. m. EST, Friday, Jan. 27, Wells said: “I don’t want us burning down our city, tearing up the streets, because that’s not what my son stood for. “If you are here for me and Tire, then you will protest peacefully. You can get your point across, but we don’t need to tear our cities apart, people, because we have to live in them,” the grieving mother said.
Who is Emmitt Martin III?
A former Memphis police officer, Emmitt Martin III, is currently facing second-degree murder charges in the death of Tire Nichols. He was hired by the Memphis Police Department in March 2018 and was also part of the department’s Scorpion Unit, which was designed to crack down on street crime and is officially called Operation Street Crime to Restore Peace to Our Neighborhood.
The 30-year-old black man, who is being represented by Bill Massey, has been booked on other charges, including official oppression, aggravated kidnapping while in possession of a weapon, aggravated assault – performing in concert, official misconduct through the unauthorized exercise of official power, two counts of aggravated kidnapping causing bodily harm, and two counts of official misconduct for failure to perform a duty imposed by law. Currently, he was released from the Shelby County Jail on a $250,000 bond along with co-defendant Justin Smith, Desmond Mills Jr.
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis stated Thursday, January 26, that she anticipated the public would be outraged by what she called the “heinous, reckless and inhumane” behavior displayed in the video. She urged them to remain calm as she expects area-wide protests.
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