'Long overdue': Victims of racially motivated torture ... - ABC News
WEB14 hours ago · In this Aug. 14, 2023, file photos, former Rankin County sheriff's deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer ...
'Goon Squad' victims’ attorneys demand censure and removal of Rankin …
WEB13 hours ago · Attorneys for three men tortured by “Goon Squad” officers called for the censure and removal of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey during a press conference Monday welcoming the Justice Department’s investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department. ... Get the latest Mississippi news delivered to …
Attorneys say other victims could sue a Mississippi sheriff's ...
WEB15 hours ago · The two attorneys said Monday that county supervisors should censure Bailey. They also said they think brutality in the department started before Bailey became sheriff in 2012. And they said Rankin County’s insurance coverage of $2.5 million a year falls far short of what the county should pay to victims of brutality.
‘Goon Squad’ in Mississippi sheriff’s office under DOJ probe
WEB2 days ago · The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department in Mississippi after several of its former officers known as the “Goon Squad” were prosecuted for torturing and sexually abusing two Black men. Kristen Clarke, the assistant attorney general of the Civil Rights Division, said ...
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad ...
WEB2 days ago · This combination of photos shows former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to state and federal charges for torturing two Black men, from top left, former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield, during court appearances Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, in ...
Justice Department Announces Civil Rights Investigation of Rankin ...
WEB4 days ago · The Justice Department announced today that it has opened a civil pattern or practice investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department (RCSD). Rankin is the state’s fourth most populous county, with a population of approximately 160,000.
Mississippi sheriff’s office to conduct review after details of ... - CNN
WEBMay 30, 2024 · The Rankin County Sheriff’s Office says it will conduct a review and analysis after a Wednesday report from The New York Times and Mississippi Today detailed messages in an encrypted...
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
WEBNov 30, 2023 · In the pursuit of drug arrests, deputies of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department shocked Robert Jones with a Taser in 2018 while he lay submerged in a flooded ditch, then rammed a stick down...
DOJ civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Sheriff's Office
WEB4 days ago · The U.S. Department of Justice is opening a federal civil rights investigation into Rankin County and the Rankin County Sheriff's Office. The announcement was made at a news...
Attorneys for 'Goon Squad' victims respond to investigation into Rankin …
WEB15 hours ago · JACKSON, Miss. —. Two attorneys representing two "Goon Squad" victims are speaking out about a federal investigation into the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department. Attorneys Trent Walker and Malik Shabazz, with Black Lawyers for Justice, spoke to reporters on Monday in response to the U.S. Department of …
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