Prosecutors seek 40-year sentence for officer over fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

Emmitt Martin pleaded guilty to federal civil rights violations in killing that renewed calls for police reform

Federal prosecutors recommended a 40-year sentence for a former Memphis police officer who pleaded guilty on Friday to federal civil rights violations in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.

Emmitt Martin is the second former officer to plead guilty in the killing that sparked outrage and renewed calls for police reform. Three former officers still face trial in federal court in September, and two of their former colleagues could testify against them.