Prosecutors accused the former officers of viciously assaulting Nichols after a traffic stop even though he posed no threat.

Three former Memphis police officers were convicted Thursday in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, but were acquitted of the harshest charges they faced for a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing.

The three former officers were convicted of obstructing justice in the 2023 death of Tyre Nichols, but acquitted on the most serious civil rights charge in a federal trial that lasted about a month.