JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sentencing has concluded for the six white former officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men.
JACKSON, Miss. — Sentencing has concluded for the six white former officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men.
Lee sentenced Christian Dedmon, 29, to 40 years and Daniel Opdyke, 28, to 17.5 years on Wednesday. He gave about 20 years to Hunter Elward, 31, and 17.5 years to Jeffrey Middleton, 46, on Tuesday. All but Hartfield served with the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office outside Mississippi’s capital city, where some called themselves “The Goon Squad.”
“How did these deputies learn to treat another human being this way? Your honor, the answer is sitting right there," Perras said as he turned and pointed at McAlpin. “If those who are in charge of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office can participate in these kinds of torture, God help us all. And God help Rankin County,” Jenkins said.
Dedmon also brought Hartfield, who was instructed to cover the back door of the property during their illegal entry.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black menJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Wednesday for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad,” receiving 40 years in federal prison.
Read more »
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black menJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Wednesday for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad,” receiving 40 years in federal prison.
Read more »
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on two Black menU.S. judge sentences former Mississippi deputy to 40 years for attack on two Black men
Read more »
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black menTwo former Mississippi deputies wept in court Wednesday as a federal judge sentenced them to years in prison and condemned their cruelty for breaking into a ...
Read more »
Last 2 Mississippi ex-officers to be sentenced for torturing 2 Black men in racist assaultJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sentencing concludes Thursday with the last two of six white former officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home ...
Read more »
Mississippi ex-deputy gets 40-year sentence as judge decries brutal attack on 2 Black menJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Wednesday for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad,” receiving 40 years in federal prison.
Read more »