The former deputies counted among six former law enforcement officers, self-identified as the âGoon Squad,â who were scheduled to face sentencing following their admissions of guilt to federal civil rights violations.
 A frightening silence fell over the city of Memphis, as others staged demonstrations across the country, including in Dallas on Botham Jean Blvd., after the release on Friday of police videos that showed the brutally fatal beating of 29-year-old Tyre Nichols.Â
