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Mar 22 2024
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All six "Goon Squad" officers now sentenced in Mississippi torture case
All six members of a police "Goon Squad" which terrorized and assaulted two black men in their home while subjecting them to hours of racial abuse have now been sentenced. Rankin County Sheriff's deputy Brett McAlpin, 53, received a sentence of 27 years and Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield, 32, received a 10-year sentence. The other deputies who pleaded guilty and sentenced this week
Boing BoingMar 21 2024
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40 years for Mississippi cop who tortured and raped man in own home
Rankin County sheriff's deputy Christian Dedmon is the fourth member of the department's "Goon Squad" to be sentenced in the beatings, torture, rape and attempted murder that took place when they terrorized Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins, two black men, in a January 2023 raid. And his sentence, at 40 years, is the longest yet. Dedmon was part of a squad of White Mississippi law enforcement
Boing BoingMar 20 2024
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Last 2 Mississippi ex-officers to be sentenced for torturing 2 Black men in racist assault
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sentencing concludes Thursday with the last two former officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home without a warrant with four other white policemen and torturing two Black men, an act the judge called “egregious and despicable.” Former Rankin County deputy Brett McAlpin, 53, and former Richland police officer Joshua Hartfield, 32, are set to appear
Associated PressMar 20 2024
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Two more Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ ex-deputies sentenced for torture : NPR
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi federal judge is sentencing additional former law enforcement officers to serve significant prison time in a disturbing brutality case in which the six white lawmen pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges for torturing two Black men last year. They were part of a self-styled “Goon Squad” known locally for using violent and aggressive tactics in Rankin
Todays ChronicMar 20 2024
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Two Members of Mississippi Police “Goon Squad” Sentenced for Torturing Black Men
In Jackson, Mississippi, two white former sheriff’s deputies, who belonged to a group that described itself as the “Goon Squad,” were sentenced to lengthy prison time for raiding a home and torturing two Black men in January 2023. Hunter Elward received a 20-year prison sentence; Jeffrey Middleton was sentenced to 17-and-a-half years. Both pleaded guilty to multiple felony federal and state
Democracy Now!Mar 20 2024
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Third Mississippi deputy sentenced for role in 'Goon Squad' torture of 2 Black men
United Press InternationalApr 05 2024
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Taylor Swift Curates Playlists Based on Stages of Heartbreak for Apple Music Ahead of 'Tortured Poets Department' Release
Taylor Swift is telling the end of a "love story" on her terms. On Friday, April 5, the pop megastar, 34, shared five exclusive playlists with Apple Music that explore the five stages of heartbreak — something fans had theorized her forthcoming album would be exploring. According to a press release, with each playlist, Swift has chosen songs from her own catalog that fit each stage: denial,
PeopleMar 19 2024
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2 Black Men Tortured By Mississippi 'Good Squad' Finally Getting Sweet Revenge
The two Black men who were tortured and beaten by a group of vigilante Mississippi deputies faced their attackers in court this week. What’s so interesting is the men get to suggest their federal sentencing. “Everything needs to be done right because everything has been done wrong,” s Eddie Parker, one of the victims, said in a news conference. Parker and Michael Jenkins sat in the courtroom
The RootMar 19 2024
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Former Mississippi officers to be sentenced after pleading guilty to torture of Black men
Eddie Parker, left, and Michael Jenkins, right, speak out with their attorney Malik Shabazz during a press conference on March 18, 2024 in Jackson, Miss. Eddie Parker, left, and Michael Jenkins, right, speak out with their attorney Malik Shabazz during a press conference on March 18, 2024 in Jackson, Miss. Eddie Parker, left, and Michael Jenkins, right, speak out with their attorney Malik
ABC News (Online)Mar 25 2024
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Muskegon mom who killed son by torture appeals convictions, wants parental rights back
MUSKEGON, MI – Shanda Vander Ark, a mother who tortured her son to death, is appealing a pair of convictions that landed her behind bars for life and ultimately lead to her parental rights being terminated. It would be quite the battle in court in order for Vander Ark to regain custody of her youngest child in the future. Vander Ark is serving a life sentence in prison on murder and child
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