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Mar 19 2024
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Sentencing For Mississippi Ex-Cops Who Tortured And Sexually Assaulted 2 Black Men To Begin This Week
After several delays, sentencing will finally begin this week for the Mississippi ex-cops who pleaded guilty to torturing and sexually assaulting Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. According to AP, U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will sentence two defendants each day for the next few days, with the last sentence date scheduled for Thursday. In August 2023, Brett McAlpin, Christian
News OneMar 15 2024
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American Woman Found Tortured, Killed in Mexico Was Going to See Boyfriend Before She Disappeared: Family
Reyna Hernandez went missing from Washington State and was found tortured and killed in Mexico days later An American missing woman found tortured and killed in Mexico was reportedly going home to speak with her boyfriend of 30 years before she disappeared, her family says. Reyna Hernandez , 54, was last seen on Feb. 26 in Renton, Wash. before being found dead in a cemetery in Mexicali, Mexico
PeopleMar 13 2024
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Prosecutors won't oppose certificates of innocence for brothers in murder case marked by torture allegations
Cook County prosecutors have dropped their opposition against two brothers receiving a certificate of innocence in a 1994 murder case that was overturned based on allegations of torture by detectives working under disgraced Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge. Cook County prosecutors have dropped their opposition to two brothers receiving certificates of innocence in a 1994 murder case that was
Chicago Sun-TimesMar 19 2024
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Red Lake mother charged with torture, abuse and neglect of son subject of recent Minnesota Amber Alert
A Red Lake mother is charged with child torture, abuse and neglect in connection to a recent statewide Amber Alert issued for abducting her 3-year-old son. Jennifer Stately, 35, is in custody and faces multiple felony charges including third-degree assault. Charges say her toddler was covered in open sores and hadn't been bathed in days when Todd County sheriffs deputies pulled Stately over an
Star TribuneMar 19 2024
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Former Mississippi sheriff's deputy gets 20 years in prison in racially motivated torture of 2 Black men
A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men. Hunter Elward received a 241-month sentence from U.S. District Judge Tom Lee in a Jackson federal court. Another officer, Jeffrey Middleton, will be sentenced on Tuesday afternoon. Four other former law enforcement officers are also set to be sentenced this week by
CBS News (Online)Mar 19 2024
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6 former Mississippi cops to be sentenced for torturing two black men, forcing them to strip and shower together
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Tom Lee will sentence two defendants each day on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday after twice delaying the proceedings. Each faces the potential of decades behind bars. The former law
New York Post (News)Mar 21 2024
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We now know the sentences for all six of the former Mississippi officers convicted of torturing African American man
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers were sentenced this week for torturing and abusing two Black men in Rankin County, Mississippi. Senior District Judge Tom Lee sentenced the defendants to terms in prison ranging from 10 to 40 years. • Christian Dedmon, 29, former Narcotics Investigator of the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office (RCSO), was sentenced to 40 years in prison. • Brett
Magnolia State LiveMar 13 2024
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Kansas to pay $1M in suit over 7-year-old who was tortured, fed to pigs
Kansas will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over a 7-year-old boy's murder in 2015 alleging that the state's child welfare agency should have removed him from an abusive home before he was starved and tortured and his body was fed to pigs.Gov. Laura Kelly and top leaders of the Kansas Legislature approved the settlement during a brief public meeting Tuesday after conferring with state
Fox News (Online News)Mar 19 2024
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2 former ‘Goon Squad’ deputies sentenced to more than 37 years in prison for racist torture of Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two former Mississippi sheriff’s deputies have each been sentenced for their part in torturing two Black men after a neighbor complained that the men were staying in a home with a white woman. Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton were sentenced Tuesday by a federal judge in Jackson. Elward received about 20 years in prison, while Middleton received more than 17 years
The GrioMar 20 2024
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2 more deputies from Mississippi "Goon Squad" to be sentenced in federal court for racially motivated torture of two Black men
Two more former Mississippi deputies who have pleaded guilty to subjecting two Black men to racially motivated torture in January 2023 are set to be sentenced today, one day after fellow officers were sentenced to years in prison. Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Hunter Elward received just over a 20-year sentence from U.S. District Judge Tom Lee in a Jackson federal court. Jeffrey
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