Two former Memphis police officers indicted after deadly wreck during pursuit [Video]

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two former Memphis Police officers have been indicted, accused of causing a deadly wreck during an unauthorized pursuit last year, then leaving the scene of the accident without aiding the victims.

Marquavius Williams and Ontarian Malone Jr. are charged in the indictment handed down Thursday with two counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving death, four counts of leaving the scene of an accident involving injury and six counts of official misconduct.

The former Memphis officers resigned Thursday from the police department in Hernando, Mississippi, where they had worked since February.

The charges stem from an incident that happened May 6, 2023, resulting in the death of Jasmine Kinds and injury to several others, according to the indictment.

The indictment alleges that the officers used a police vehicle as a “battering ram to force a pursued vehicle to stop.” It also alleges the officers failed …