Sen. Charlene Oliver
Photo: Nicolle S. Praino
The state has moved forward with a bill to codify "pretextual stops" despite the wishes of the parents of Tyre Nichols, who was killed by Memphis Police in 2023.
RowVaughn and Rodney Wells on Friday asked Sen. Brent Taylor (R-Memphis) to not bring HB1931/SB2572 to a vote in the state Senate yet. However, Taylor told the Wells family he had decided to advance the bill, leaving the family emotional as they walked out of the legislature before the discussion began.
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