MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The federal trial for three former Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols is moving into its third week. On Monday, cross-examination of the officers' former Scorpion Unit supervisor will pick up where it left off last week. Lieutenant DeWayne Smith testified on Friday that none of the five officers on the scene of Tyre Nichols’ beating informed him they had hit Nichols with a baton, punched him, kicked him, or struck him in the head. He said he was only told they had pepper sprayed and tased Nichols on the first scene. He claimed that some of the officers’ actions were within MPD policy. ‘They didn’t need to hit him anymore,’ ex-Scorpion Unit supervisor testifies in Tyre Nichols federal trial Smith said that he did not know about the SkyCop camera footage until he saw it on the news after the incident, although he said he did not watch the video until he testified in front of the grand jury. “I turned it off. I was starting to learn what actually happened. I didn’t want to see it,” said Smith. “It was surprising. They didn’t need to hit him anymore." Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, and Justin Smith will stand trial over the next one to two weeks on charges of federal civil rights violations, conspiracy, and obstruction in connection to Tyre Nichols’ death in 2023. All five suspects still face an upcoming murder case at the state level. Tyre Nichols’ family also has a $550 million lawsuit pending against Memphis Police and the City.