while Jeffrey Middleton, another former deputy and the leader of the "Goon Squad" that abused the two men, was handed a 17.5-year prison sentence.
Court documents said the officers gave themselves the Goon Squad nickname "because of their willingness to use excessive force" and "not to report it." Those charged in the case are former Rankin County Sheriff's Department employees Christian Dedmon, Hunter Elward, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middle...
Careful to avoid security cameras at the house, they burst in without a warrant, starting the physical, sexual and psychological abuse. They handcuffed Jenkins and his friend Eddie Terrell Parker and poured milk, alcohol and chocolate syrup over their faces....
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday launched a civil rights probe into the Rankin County Sheriff's Department in Mississippi after several of its former officers known as the "Goon Squad" were prosecuted for tortu...