A Tennessee teen has pleaded guilty in the slaying of a prominent United Methodist Church leader
Memphis, Tennessee, US AP A 16-year-old boy pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of second-degree murder and carjacking in the death of a prominent United Methodist Church leader in Tennessee. After he entered the plea in a Memphis court, Miguel Andrade was sentenced to prison terms of 20 years for the second-degree murder charge and another […]
Memphis teen one of two charged in US church leader’s 2022 killing
Memphis, Tennessee, US AP A 15-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man have been indicted in the carjacking and fatal shooting of a prominent United Methodist Church leader in Memphis, Tennessee, prosecutors said this week. Miguel Andrade, 15, and Eduard Rodriguez-Tabora, 21, were each indicted on charges of first-degree murder and especially aggravated robbery in the 18th […]
In the US, Memphis fire department fires three employees in Tyre Nichols case
Memphis, Tennessee, US Reuters Three members of the Memphis Fire Department who responded to the fatal police confrontation with Tyre Nichols were dismissed on Monday after investigators found he was beaten and left handcuffed on the ground without medical attention for nearly 15 minutes. According to a fire department statement, emergency medical technicians Robert Long […]
In the US, Tyre Nichols police beating video prompts faith leaders to react with grief, goals
United States RNS Religious leaders reacted swiftly – with legislative appeals and collective grief – to the release of video footage of police officers beating Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died days after a traffic stop in Memphis, Tennessee. An image of Tyre Nichols and the words “JUSTICE FOR TYRE NICHOLS” are projected onto […]
Tyre Nichols’ death must galvanise efforts to reform police: family attorney
Reuters The attorney representing the family of Tyre Nichols, the Black man who was fatally beaten by Memphis police officers, called on Sunday for the US Congress to pass police reform legislation, and said Nichols’ mother hoped the tragedy could lead to a “greater good.” “Shame on us if we don’t use his tragic death […]
Memphis disbands police unit after fatal beating as protesters take to streets
Memphis, Tennessee, US Reuters The specialised police unit that included the five Memphis officers charged with the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols was disbanded on Saturday as more protests took place in US cities a day after harrowing video of the attack was released. The police department said in a statement it was permanently deactivating […]
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In the US, second teen charged with killing United Methodist Church leader
Memphis, Tennessee, US AP A second 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in the carjacking and shooting of a United Methodist Church leader in Memphis, Tennessee, police said. The teenager was charged with first-degree murder, carjacking and other offences after meeting with investigators Friday to discuss the killing of Rev Autura Eason-Williams, Memphis police told […]
In the US, teens charged after United Methodist Church leader is killed
Memphis, Tennessee, US AP A 15-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with murder in the fatal shooting of a pastor and leader of the United Methodist Church during a carjacking in Memphis, Tennessee. Rev Autura Eason-Williams was shot Monday afternoon outside of her home, the Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference of the United Methodist Church said. She was […]
Memphis pastor is second UMC clergy killed in US this year
United States RNS United Methodist Church leaders are asking for prayers as they mourn the death of Rev Autura Eason-Williams, who church leaders say was shot Monday afternoon in a carjacking outside of her Memphis, Tennessee, home. The death of Eason-William, who was the superintendent for the Metro District in the denomination’s Tennessee-Western Kentucky Conference […]