Activists Urge Gov. Reeves to Remove Rankin County Sheriff Unless He Resigns
Protesters held a rally at the governor’s mansion in Jackson, Miss., on April 9, 2024, calling for Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to resign.
Protesters held a rally at the governor’s mansion in Jackson, Miss., on April 9, 2024, calling for Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to resign.
Six members of the Rankin County ‘goon squad’ will face state sentences in Brandon, Miss., on Wednesday for their torture of two Black men in 2023.
U.S. District Judge Tom Lee sentenced “Goon Squad” deputy Christian Dedmon to 40 years in prison for the “brutal and cruel” torture of two Black men.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed to pursue law-enforcement officers engaged in brutality like those in Rankin County’s “goon squad.”
A federal judge has postponed sentencing for six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured two Black men.
The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department is undergoing policy changes after five deputies pleaded guilty for the beating and sexual assault of two Black men.
With calls mounting for Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey to resign after six officers pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men, the undersheriff has announced his own resignation.
Six former Rankin County, Miss., officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday in Rankin County Circuit Court in connection with the sexual assault and beating of Eddie Terrell Parker and Michael Jenkins.
The Richland Police Department has fired Officer Joshua Hartfield for allegedly participating in the beating and torture of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker.
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