State Commission Votes to Temporarily Ban Memphis Officer Involved in Tyre Nichols Case from Practicing Law Enforcement in Tennessee
Former Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill can no longer practice law enforcement in the State of Tennessee for the time being, according to a ...
Former Memphis Police Officer Preston Hemphill can no longer practice law enforcement in the State of Tennessee for the time being, according to a state commission. On Thursday, June 15, the Peace Officer Standards & Training Commission (POST) voted to temporarily decertify Hemphill's license to practice law enforcement in the state. Hemphill was among the officers fired for their involvement in the Tyre Nichols case, a black man who was beaten by five black Memphis police officers following a traffic stop and foot chase.