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Blake Ballin, the attorney representing Desmond Mills Jr., walks into the Odell Horton Federal Building in Downtown Memphis, Tenn., on Thursday, Nov.2, 2023. Mills Jr., a former Memphis police officer who plans to change his not guilty plea to federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols will become the first of five officers charged in the case to break ranks with his former colleagues. (Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal via AP)

Former Memphis police officer pleads guilty to federal charges in Tyre Nichols’ death

By Jonathan Mattise and Travis Loller - Associated Press

This Jan. 26, 2023, booking photo released by the Shelby County, Tenn., Sheriff's Office shows former Memphis Police Officer Desmond Mills Jr. in Memphis. Mills Jr. is changing his plea from not guilty on federal charges that he violated Tyre Nichols' civil rights by fatally beating him after a traffic stop in January 2023. A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 2, for Mills Jr., according to court documents and his lawyer. (Shelby County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Former Memphis officer charged in Tyre Nichols death to change plea in federal court

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