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Last of six former Mississippi officers who tortured two Black men sentenced; ex-officer gets about 10 years in prison

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Last of six former Mississippi officers who tortured two Black men sentenced; ex-officer gets about 10 years in prison.

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  1. 2 former Mississippi officers sentenced after pleading guilty to torture of Black men

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    Last of six former Mississippi officers who tortured two Black men sentenced; ex-officer gets about 10 years in prison

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  1. New York Post

    6 former Mississippi cops to be sentenced for torturing two black men, forcing them to strip and shower together (opens New York Post)

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    Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday.

  2. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Former officer sentenced after pleading guilty to torture of Black men (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    Six former Mississippi officers are set to be a sentenced after pleading guilty to federal charges related to the racially motivated torture of two...

  3. ABC 13 Houston

    2 former Mississippi officers sentenced after pleading guilty to torture of Black men (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Six former Mississippi officers are set to be a sentenced after pleading guilty to federal charges related to the racially motivated torture of two...

  4. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced for torture of 2 Black men (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday.

  5. Fox News

    Former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy gets 20 years for torturing 2 Black men (opens Fox News)

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    Six former Rankin County, Mississippi, deputies are on trial for the racist torture of Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker. The first of them was sentenced to 20 years.

  6. Local News 8

    6 former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to torturing 2 Black men to be sentenced this week (opens Local News 8)

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    By Emma Tucker, Ryan Young and Jade Gordon, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men will be sentenced this week, starting with two officers Tuesday and the others on Wednesday and Thursday.

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Second of 6 former Mississippi officers sentenced to more than 17 years in the torture of 2 Black men (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    CNN By Emma Tucker, Ryan Young, Jade Gordon and Shawn Nottingham, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — Jeffrey Middleton, the second former law

  8. The Columbian

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

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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 men last year after a neighbor complained that the men

  9. Fox News

    6 ex-Mississippi police officers await sentencing for torture of 2 Black men (opens Fox News)

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    Six former Mississippi police officers await sentencing after pleading guilty to a long list of crimes in the racially motivated torturing of two Black men.

  10. Fox News

    6 ex-Mississippi officers await sentencing for torture of 2 Black men (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Six former Mississippi law officers await sentencing after pleading guilty to a long list of crimes in the racially motivated torturing of two Black men.

  11. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Third of 6 former Mississippi officers sentenced to more than 17 years in the torture of 2 Black men (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — Daniel Opdyke, the third of six former Mississippi law enforcement

  12. WHEC Rochester

    Sentencing continues for deputies who tortured 2 Black men in racist assault (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sentencing continues Wednesday for white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty last year to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men with a stun gun, a sex toy and other objects.

  13. Los Angeles Times

    1 of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 40 years for racist torture of 2 Black men (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in torturing two Black men.

  14. RedState

  15. WHEC Rochester

    3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi is sentenced to 17.5 years for the racist torture of 2 Black men (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi is sentenced to 17.5 years for the racist torture of 2 Black men.

  16. CNN

    2 more ex-officers will be sentenced today for torturing 2 Black men in Mississippi in ‘unspeakable crimes’ (opens CNN)

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    For almost two hours, a squad of White Mississippi law enforcement officers raided a home without a warrant, subjected two Black residents to racist vitriol, tased them after they had already been handcuffed, beat them with various objects and then shot one in the mouth – leaving him to bleed as the…

  17. Waco Tribune-Herald

    Judge gives 40-year sentence to 1 of the 6 former officers in Mississippi charged in racist torture of 2 Black men (opens Waco Tribune-Herald)

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    Judge gives 40-year sentence to 1 of the 6 former officers in Mississippi charged in racist torture of 2 Black men.

  18. KTVZ Bend

    A fourth former Mississippi officer sentenced to 40 years in racially-charged torture cases (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Ryan Young, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — A fourth former Mississippi law enforcement officer who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men was sentenced to 40 years in prison Wednesday, as accounts of the horrifying brutality of a self-styled “Goon Squad” of deputie…

  19. Philadelphia Inquirer

    3rd ex-deputy in Mississippi is sentenced to 17.5 years for racist torture of 2 Black men (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A third former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has each been sentenced for his part in torturing two Black men.

  20. MyNorthwest

    3rd of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 17.5 years for racist torture of 2 Black men (opens MyNorthwest)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A third former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of

  21. NPR

    2 ex-officers in Mississippi get yearslong sentences for torturing 2 Black men (opens NPR)

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    The sentencing phase has begun for the six former officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men. Two ex-officers were sentenced Tuesday and the four others will be sentenced this week.

  22. Green Field Reporter

    Sentencing continues for deputies who tortured 2 Black men in racist assault - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Sentencing continues Wednesday for white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty last year to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men with a stun gun, a sex toy and other objects.

  23. Local News 8

    ‘I deeply regret all the pain’: Third of 6 Mississippi ex-officers sentenced to prison for the torture of 2 Black men (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Emma Tucker, Holly Yan and Ryan Young, CNN Jackson, Mississippi (CNN) — Daniel Opdyke, the third of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty in the torture of two Black men last year, was sentenced by a federal judge Wednesday to more than 17 years in prison.

  24. The Boston Globe

    Last 2 Mississippi ex-officers to be sentenced for torturing 2 Black men in racist assault (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Sentencing continues for two more of the former deputies in Mississippi who pleaded guilty last year to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men with a stun gun, a sex toy, and other objects.

  25. Courthouse News Service

    White former officers get sentences of 10 to 40 years in torture of 2 Black men in Mississippi (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    An Associated Press investigation linked some of the deputies to at least four violent encounters with Black men since 2019 that left two dead and another with lasting injuries.

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