Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Demond Mills Jr and Justin Smith were indicted by a grand jury and taken into custody in link with Nichols’ death.
US President Joe Biden also addressed Nichols’ death.
In a statement, the 46th POTUS reported: “Like so quite a few, I was outraged and deeply pained to see the horrific online video of the beating that resulted in Tyre Nichols’ loss of life.
“It is nevertheless another painful reminder of the profound anxiety and trauma, the ache, and the exhaustion that Black and Brown Us citizens working experience every single working day.