Former Capitol Police officer Jeffery Walker faces up to 10 years in federal prison for one charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
Ex-Capitol Police officer faces federal civil rights charge by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today December 19, 2024 A former Capitol Police officer has been accused of violating the civil rights of a handcuffed man whose head he slammed into the hood of a car and kicked in 2022. Jeffery Walker, a former officer with the Flex Unit, was in federal court Wednesday. He faces up to 10 years in federal prison for one charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law.
As of December, the lawsuit remains active. The lawsuit seeks $3 million in damages, and the case is expected to go to trial in October 2025. The officers offered a different account. Walker was called as a witness in a September 2022 preliminary hearing for Sinatra Jordan, the driver of the car, who has been charged with fleeing law enforcement, assault of a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and possession of marijuana.
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