Desmond Mills Jr is one of five officers charged in the beating death of the Black man who called for his mother as he was attacked

Judge says severing cases is not required to protect rights to a ‘fair determination’ of their guilt or innocence

Five former Memphis officers were indicted on four counts for violently beating Nichols, 29, during a routine traffic stop

Civil pattern and practice inquiry comes after claims of brutality and discrimination, including death of Tyre Nichols in January

Nichols, who died after being beaten by police in Tennessee, spent much of his youth skateboarding at Sacramento park

Hemphill ‘did not pursue’ Nichols and ‘was not present for the later beating incident’, says Shelby county DA’s spokesperson

Nichols died after beating by police, who said he was suspected of reckless driving but no evidence of traffic violation has emerged

Review requested by mayor and police chief and will look into use of force, de-escalation and specialized units