‘Goon Squad’ case: DOJ probes Mississippi sheriff’s office | CNN
Sep 20, 2024 · CNN — The Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the sheriff’s department in Mississippi’s Rankin County after several of its deputies – including some who were in...
Mississippi 'goon squad' officer gets 40 years for racist torture | AP News
Mar 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.
How 6 Mississippi officers tried to cover up their torture of 2 ...
Aug 5, 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 available for a mission?”
How a 'Goon Squad' of Deputies Got Away With Years ...
Nov 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 sheriff’s office to conduct review after details of a ‘Goon ...
May 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 WhatsApp...
DOJ investigates Mississippi sheriff's office following 'Goon Squad ...
Sep 21, 2024 · 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...
6 ex-officers, some of whom called themselves ‘The Goon Squad,’ …
Aug 14, 2023 · Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Monday to all state charges against them stemming from the torture and abuse this year of two Black men, one of whom was shot in the...
Rankin County, Mississippi: All 6 rogue Mississippi cops got long ... - CNN
Mar 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...
Ex-Mississippi law enforcement officers known as "Goon Squad ... - CBS News
Aug 14, 2023 · The White Mississippi officers mocked two Black men with racial slurs throughout a 90-minute torture session, then devised a cover-up that included planting drugs and a gun, prosecutors say.
Goon Squad former officers sentenced by state of Mississippi
Apr 10, 2024 · 0:00. 1:25. Five former Rankin County sheriff’s deputies and one Richland police officer connected to the "Goon Squad" received state sentences Wednesday for their involvement in abusing and ...