A second former Memphis police officer involved with the January 2023 beating and death of Tyre Nichols changed his plea to guilty Friday, leaving three more to face a potential federal trial on charges of violating Nichols’s civil rights.

Federal prosecutors agreed to recommend a prison sentence of no more than 40 years for a former Memphis police officer who pleaded guilty Friday to federal civil rights violations in

Emmitt Martin is one of five fired officers charged over the fatal beating in 2023 that renewed calls for police reform.

The remaining former Memphis Police Officers accused of killing Tyre Nichols a year and a half ago are expected to stand trial in federal court on Monday.Two officers, Desmond Mills Jr and Emmitt Martin,

Two of the five former officers involved have accepted plea deals, with the prosecution recommending sentences of 40 and 15 for the officers, respectively.