DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad ...
WEB7 hours ago · The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into policing in Rankin County, Miss., where six white former law enforcement officers — some of whom called themselves the "Goon ...
Rankin Sheriff’s Department Under Federal DOJ Investigation
WEB1 day ago · After six Mississippi law enforcement officers known as “The Goon Squad” pleaded guilty to crimes related to the torture of two Black men, the U.S. Department of Justice has opened a civil rights investigation into the the Rankin County Sheriff’s Department. The investigation will focus on three main areas, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Kristen Clarke said as ...
DOJ Launches Investigation Into This Mississippi County’s ... - Yahoo
WEB1 day ago · “Since the Goon Squad’s sickening acts came to light, we have received reports of other instances where Rankin deputies overused tasers, entered homes unlawfully, bandied about shocking racial ...
DOJ launches investigation into Mississippi sheriff’s ... - MSN
WEB“Since the Goon Squad’s sickening acts came to light, we have received reports of other instances where Rankin deputies overused tasers, entered homes unlawfully, bandied about shocking racial ...
Mississippi sheriff’s office to conduct review after details of a ‘Goon ...
WEBMay 30, 2024 · CNN — 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...
6 Mississippi 'Goon Squad' officers sentenced to 15 to 45 ... - NBC News
WEBApr 10, 2024 · The six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured and abused two Black men in a racist attack were sentenced on Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison on state charges.
How a ‘Goon Squad’ of Deputies Got Away With Years of Brutality
WEBNov 30, 2023 · A Justice Department investigation this year found that Rankin County deputies chose the name Goon Squad “because of their willingness to use excessive force and not report it.”
Mississippi 'goon squad' officer gets 40 years for racist torture | AP News
WEBMar 21, 2024 · Former Rankin County deputy Daniel Opdyke was sentenced to 17.5 years in federal prison for his role with five other now former Rankin County law enforcement officers, in the racially motivated, violent torture of Parker and Jenkins.
Rankin County, Mississippi: All 6 rogue Mississippi cops got long ... - CNN
WEBMar 22, 2024 · The hearing capped an emotional three days during which vivid accounts of the horrifying brutality of a self-styled “Goon Squad” of deputies gripped a packed courtroom, where the highest-ranking...
How 6 Mississippi officers tried to cover up ... - Associated Press News
WEBAug 4, 2023 · A white neighbor phoned Rankin County Deputy Brett McAlpin and complained that two Black men were staying with a white woman inside a Braxton home. McAlpin told Deputy Christian Dedmon, who texted a group of white deputies so willing to use excessive force they called themselves “The Goon Squad.” “Are y’all …