![]() “Dude was very polite while resisting, I’ll give him credit,” Hemphill says in the video. In the footage, Hemphill describes the initial traffic stop, telling Lively Nichols was “politely resisting” the officers’ orders. ![]() The officers’ interaction on the bodycam video continues with Lively suggesting Nichols could be charged with evading a vehicle, but Hemphill cuts him off saying, “You can’t do evading a vehicle, because that means it was a pursuit.” Hemphill continues, “You can get him for resisting arrest, fleeing on foot, which is a misdemeanor, speeding and improper lane change. When asked for comment on the videos released Tuesday, police officials replied, “As standard practice, the Memphis Police Department doesn’t comment on pending litigation.” Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis later told CNN authorities had not “been able to substantiate ” the probable cause for why Nichols was pulled over. In a statement released last January, Memphis Police said Nichols had been pulled over on suspicion of reckless driving. ![]() Related article Newly released video shows police interaction with Tyre Nichols’ mother after he was beaten In this file photo, RowVaughn Wells, mother of Tyre Nichols, who died after being beaten by Memphis police officers, is comforted by Tyre's stepfather Rodney Wells, at a news conference with civil rights Attorney Ben Crump in Memphis, Tennessee, on January 27.
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