Five former Memphis officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who was allegedly beaten to death by police earlier this year.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice press release, the former officers — who are all Black — are being charged with four counts of federal civil rights, conspiracy and obstruction offenses that led to Nichols’ death in January.

Most of the incident showing the interaction between Nichols’ and the former officers was caught on video.

If convicted, the former officers are facing a maximum sentence of life in prison.

The former officers are: Tadarrius Bean, 24, Demetrius Haley, 30, Emmitt Martin III, 31, Desmond Mills Jr., 33, and Justin Smith.

The jury determined that the former officers deprived Nichols of his constitutional rights on the night of his death, claiming that they aided and abetted one another by assaulting him and failing to intervene in the unlawful assault, the press release states.

Additionally, the jury found that the defendants violated Nichols’ right to be free from their indifference to his serious medical needs, conspired to cover up their use of unlawful force, and omitted information and misled law enforcement officials reporting the incident.

The former officers are also facing state charges brought against them by Tennessee officials, which include second-degree murder and aggravated assault.

In April, Nichols’ parents and attorneys filed a $550 million civil lawsuit against the city of Memphis, the former officers and other city officials who responded to his death. In July, the city filed a motion to have the suit dismissed.

On Tuesday, Ben Crump, one of the attorneys for Nichols’ parents, RowVaughn and Rodney Wells, held a press conference at the Mississippi Boulevard Christian Church in Memphis to address the federal indictment.

Speaking at the podium, his mother said she wished that her son was still here today.

“This is something that I’m going to have to deal with for the rest of my life,” RowVaughn Wells said. “I will not have my son, but if my son had to leave this earth in this manner, I’m hoping it was for the greater good.”