Lt. Dewayne Smith, the Memphis police supervisor who was on the scene during Tyre Nichols' beating death, retired with benefits before he was fired.
Lt. DeWayne Smith was identified Friday in records obtained by media outlets as the officer that officials said earlier this month had retired before his termination hearing.
The attorney for Nichols' family said the department should not have let Smith "cowardly sidestep the consequences of his actions" and retire after 25 years. Seven other Memphis officers were fired after Nichols died following a traffic stop on Jan. 7 and five of them are charged with second-degree murder. Smith is not charged in Nichols' death.
The decertification documents against Lt. Smith reveal additional details about his actions that night.
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