Overview

• Former officer Desmond Mills testified under a plea deal, admitting he participated in a cover-up to protect his job after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols.
• Mills revealed that he and fellow officers had a 'non-verbal, mutual agreement' to conceal the extent of force used on Nichols in official reports.
• The officers involved, including Mills, failed to render aid and lied about Nichols' behavior, falsely claiming he drove into oncoming traffic and resisted arrest aggressively.
• Nichols died from severe head injuries three days after the beating, with an autopsy showing brain injuries and multiple bruises.
• Three officers, Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith, have pleaded not guilty to federal charges, while Mills and Emmitt Martin have pleaded guilty and are cooperating with prosecutors.