They barged into homes in the middle of the night, then held people down while they beat and choked them, witnesses said. For years, signs of the violence went ignored.
Tag: Rankin County (Miss)
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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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New Evidence Raises Questions in Mississippi Police Killing
Experts who reviewed the autopsy report on Damien Cameron say investigators missed clear signs that deputies suffocated him while he was being subdued.
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6 Ex-Officers Plead Guilty to State Charges in Torture of Two Black Men
The former Rankin County, Miss., law enforcement officers pleaded guilty to state charges on Monday, less than two weeks after they entered guilty pleas to federal civil rights offenses.
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Six Former Mississippi Officers Face Civil Rights Charges in Assault on 2 Black Men
Prosecutors said that the two men were stripped naked, beaten and shocked with Tasers.