Attorneys say other victims could sue a Mississippi sheriff’s department over brutality
Attorneys for two Black men who were tortured by Mississippi law enforcement officers say they expect to file more lawsuits ...
Justice Department opens probe on Mississippi sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee called the former officers’ actions “egregious and despicable” and imposed sentences near the top ...
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DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff’s office following ‘Goon Squad’ torture case
Last year, two Black men were beaten and tasered by six officers in a no-warrant house raid. Since then, the Justice ...
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DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad' torture case
The officers then tried to cover up their crimes by planting drugs and a gun at the scene and destroying evidence, Mississippi ... Christian Dedmon, Joshua Hartfield and Hunter Elward, who shot ...
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Justice Department opens civil rights investigation into Mississippi "Goon Squad" sheriff's office
The group of former officers had arrived at the Braxton, Mississippi ... Opdyke — along with former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield — were all sentenced to decades in prison on ...
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Justice Department opens probe on Mississippi sheriff's office after torture of 2 Black men
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into a Mississippi sheriff's department ... and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield, during court appearances Monday ...