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Coverage dated March 18, 2024

Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men. Hunter Elward was sentenced Tuesday by a federal

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Before sentencing, the judge called Elward's crimes “egregious and despicable,” and said a “sentence at the top of the guidelines range is justified — is more than justified.”

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of two Black men (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men. Hunter Elward was sentenced Tuesday by a federal

  3. WSVN Miami

    Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racist torture of 2 Black men - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Tuesday to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black

  4. WMUR

    Mississippi ex-deputy gets 20-year sentence in racially motivated torture of two Black men (opens WMUR)

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    A former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced to about 20 years in prison for his part in torturing two Black men.

  5. WHEC Rochester

    Mississippi ex-deputy sentenced to about 20 years in prison for racially motivated torture of two Black men (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Mississippi ex-deputy sentenced to about 20 years in prison for racially motivated torture of two Black men.

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