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☆ 6 ex-officers, some of whom called themselves 'The Goon Squad,' expected to plead guilty in alleged torture of 2 Black men
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Dakin Andone | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty Monday to all state charges against them stemming from the torture and abuse of two Black men earlier this year. Additionally, Dedmon was charged with home invasion and Elward was charged with home invasion and aggravated assault, the release says. McAlpin, Middleton, Opdyke and Hartfield each faced an additional charge of first-degree obstruction of justice. The Richland Police Department announced in July that Hartfield – who was off-duty at the time of the alleged assault – had resigned. An attorney for Opdyke said the former officer “has admitted to his wrongdoing” and will plead guilty to all charges against him in Rankin County Circuit Court on August 14.

Persons: –, Christian Dedmon, Hunter Elward, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyke, Joshua Hartfield, Dedmon, Elward, McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton Jerome DeLoach, Michael Jenkins, Eddie Parker, Jenkins, Brett McAlpin Forrest, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey, Hartfield –, Joshua Hartfield Forrest, Opdyke, “, ”, Parker, Jeffery Reynolds Organizations: CNN, Sheriff’s Office, Richland Police, Mississippi Attorney General’s, Justice Department, Adult Detention, Rankin County, Richland Police Department, AP CNN, Dedmon Locations: Mississippi, Rankin, Middleton, Opdyke, Braxton , Mississippi, Elward, Rankin County

☆ Tasers, taunts, torment: What we know about the hours of horror 2 Black men suffered at the hands of a self-described 'Goon Squad'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Dedmon, Opdyke and Elward broke open the carport door and Hartfield kicked open the back door. Entering the home without a warrant, the officers encountered two Black men: Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins. The abuse continued in a bedroom, where Opdyke, Middleton, Dedmon and McAlpin assaulted Parker with pieces of wood and a metal sword. Dedmon, Middleton, Hartfield and Elward then began to tase the two men repeatedly to see “which (Taser) was the most powerful,” the document said. Attorneys for Middleton, Elward and Hartfield declined to comment on the case.

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Six white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi pleaded guilty on Thursday to federal civil rights offenses several months after they raided a home where prosecutors said two Black men were handcuffed, beaten and shocked with Tasers. One of the men was shot in the mouth during a “mock execution,” and a sex toy was forced into the other man’s mouth, federal prosecutors said. After the assault, the officers tried to cover up the attack and plant evidence, prosecutors said. In federal court in Jackson, Miss., the former officers pleaded guilty to felony offenses that included civil rights conspiracy, deprivation of rights under color of law, discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice, according to Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, which also announced state charges against the officers. The former officers face varying sentences, but some could receive life in prison when they are sentenced in November, prosecutors said.

Organizations: Mississippi Attorney General’s Locations: Mississippi, Jackson, Miss

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