Rankin County's law enforcement self-described Goon Squad faces sentencing starting today on federal civil rights offenses.
Goon Squad Officers Face Sentencing in Mississippi Torture CasesGoon Squad Officers Face Sentencing in Mississippi Torture Cases by Nate Rosenfield, Jerry Mitchell and Brian Howey, Mississippi Today March 19, 2024 Brian Howey and Nate Rosenfield are examining the power of sheriffs’ offices in Mississippi as part of The Times’s Local Investigations Fellowship. Jerry Mitchell is an investigative reporter who has examined civil rights-era cold murder cases in the state for more than 30 years.
An anti-police brutality activist looks back at the entrance to the Rankin County Sheriff's Office in Brandon, Miss., Wednesday, July 5, 2023, as the group called for the termination and prosecution of Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey for running a law enforcement department that allegedly terrorizes and brutalizes minorities.
Mr. Schmidt said the deputies accused him of stealing tools from his boss, and then Mr. Dedmon pressed a gun to his head and fired it into the air before threatening to dump his body in the Pearl River. “I thought this was it,” Mr. Schmidt said. “I’m never going to see my family again.” Mr. Dedmon and the other deputies punched Mr. Schmidt and held his arm in a fire ant hill, then shocked him repeatedly with a Taser, Mr. Schmidt said. Mr.
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