Rankin Sheriff’s Department Under Federal DOJ Investigation
WEB1 day ago · Six former law enforcement officers, some of whom called themselves “The Goon Squad,” received federal prison sentences between March 19, 2024, and March 21, 2024, for their actions connected to the January 2023 torture and beating of two Black men. From top left: former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon ...
2 final Mississippi 'Goon Squad' members sentenced to prison in …
WEBMar 21, 2024 · JACKSON, Miss. — A judge sentenced two former Mississippi sheriff's deputies from a self-described "Goon Squad" to federal prison Thursday for the torture and abuse of two Black men in a...
Mississippi 'goon squad' officer gets 40 years for racist torture
WEBMar 21, 2024 · JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two 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 home with four other white officers and torturing two Black men.
‘A momentous day’: All 6 rogue Mississippi officers got long prison ...
WEBMar 22, 2024 · At least several of the defendants – then-deputies Hunter Elward, Jeffrey Middleton and Daniel Opdyke – were part of a group of deputies that called themselves the “Goon Squad”...
Last of ex-Mississippi 'Goon Squad' officers who tortured 2 Black …
WEBMar 22, 2024 · A federal judge has given prison terms of about 10 to 40 years to six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men.
Mississippi’s ‘Goon Squad’ sentenced: Live updates | CNN
WEBApr 10, 2024 · The six former Mississippi law enforcement officers, who are members of the self-styled “Goon Squad,” received state sentences Wednesday ranging from 15 and 45 years. They had pleaded guilty in...
Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi ...
WEB1 day ago · Mississippi "Goon Squad" officers sentenced for torturing Black men 06:19. The Justice Department on Thursday announced it is opening a civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi ...
Goon Squad Violence Leads to Federal Investigation of Mississippi ...
WEB1 day ago · Six officers pleaded guilty and were sentenced to federal prison in March. “Since the Goon Squad’s sickening acts came to light, we have received reports of other instances where Rankin ...
Mississippi Goon Squad Officer Sentenced to 20 Years for …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Two former law enforcement officers who were part of a self-styled “Goon Squad” that tortured, sexually assaulted and beat residents of a Mississippi county were given hefty prison sentences...
Justice Department opens civil rights probe of sheriff's office after ...
WEB1 day ago · Some of the officers were part of a group so willing to use excessive force they called themselves the Goon Squad. All six were sentenced in March, receiving terms of 10 to 40 years. The charges followed an Associated Press investigation in March 2023 that linked some of the officers to at least four violent encounters since 2019 that left two ...