More than 60 people were charged after two nights of thefts from businesses. The looting followed the dismissal of charges against a police officer.
Tag: Police Brutality, Misconduct and Shootings
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Rankin County Sheriff Lied to Spy on His Girlfriend
Powerful figures in Mississippi, including the attorney general, two judges and a future congressman, learned how a sheriff lied to spy on his girlfriend. They all kept his secret.
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‘Brave Cave’ Lawsuits: Baton Rouge Police Accused of Abuse at Warehouse
Lawsuits filed in federal court said officers detained, abused and humiliated detainees in an unmarked “torture warehouse.”
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First Elijah McClain Trial Begins Today. Here’s What to Know.
The first of three trials in the death of Mr. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, opened on Wednesday, four years after he died following an encounter with police.
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Family of Irvo Otieno, Who Died in Custody in Virginia, Settles Suit for $8.5 Million
Lawyers for the family of Irvo Otieno say he died of asphyxiation after deputies and medical staff members piled on top of him at a psychiatric hospital in March.