Six officers known as the ‘Goon Squad’ plead guilty to torturing two Black men, using a sex toy on them and shooting one of them

https://mississippitoday.org/2023/08...two-black-men/

Six law enforcement officers who called themselves the “Goon Squad” pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges they tortured two Black men, hurled racial slurs and used a sex toy on them before shooting one of them in the mouth.

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Michael Jenkins, 32 and Eddie Terrell Parker, 35 were the victims of a warrantless raid, 90 minutes of torture and sexual assault perpetrated by 5 Rankin County officers known as the Goon Squad and 1 Richland Police Narcotics investigator.



Chief investigator: Brett Morris McAlpin, 52

Lieutenant: Jeffrey Arwood Middleton, 45

Narcotics investigator: Lee Dedmon, 28

Patrol deputies: Hunter Thomas Elward, 31 and Daniel Ready Opdyke, 27

Richland Police Narcotics investigator: Joshua Allen Hartfield, 31

All plead guilty to federal charges and are facing decades in prison with Dedmon and Elward pleading guilty to discharging a gun in the commission of a violent crime. That carries a 10-yearminimumand up to a life sentence,consecutiveto any other prison time.

AP Article

White ex-officers in Mississippi plead guilty to racist assault on 2 Black men during raid
https://apnews.com/article/rankin-mi...28cb16686f2a5c

Lee said the men will be sentenced in mid-November. Dedmon and Elward each face a maximum of 120 years plus life in prison and $2.75 million in fines; Hartfield faces 80 years and $1.5 million; McAlpin, 90 years and $1.75 million; Middleton, 80 years and $1.5 million; and Opdyke, 100 years and $2 million.

Separate incident

Dedmon, Elward and Opdyke also pleaded guilty to three federal felony offenses for a separate incident. Prosecutors said that on Dec. 4, Dedmon beat a white man, used a Taser on him and fired a gun near his head to coerce a confession, while Elward and Opdyke failed to intervene.

MS Attorney General Lynn Fitch is now charging all six officers with.


-Aggravated assault
-Home invasion
-Obstruction of justice
-Hindering prosecution in the first degree
-Conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice/hinder prosecution

Stacking State Charges on top of the Federal charges they already plead guilty to, they are all going to die in jail.


https://www.wapt.com/article/mississ...ounty/44728283


"This brutal attack caused more than physical harm to these two individual victims; it severed that vital trust with the people. This abuse of power will not be tolerated. The Attorney General’s Office is committed to delivering justice for these victims and for all Mississippians," Fitch said in a statement.

Hunter Elward, Christian Dedmon, Brett McAlpin, Jeffrey Middleton, Daniel Opdyk and Joshua Hartfield pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to charges stemming from the January torture of Eddie Parker and Michael Jenkins, who was also shot in the face.

Federal officials said the former lawmen not only brutalized the two men, they also tried to cover it up by planting evidence and lying to investigators about what happened.

I heard about this case, really disgusting chit and I'm glad the sick fuks are being charged.

Cop gangs/groups are also becoming a problem in LA, California.

Gotta be careful out here.

Two unsealed federal "Criminal Information"


All six --https://www.justice.gov/media/1308901/dl?inline



Christian Dedmon, Hunter Elward, Daniel Opdyke had additional Federal charges added -->https://www.justice.gov/media/1309156/dl?inline

Brett McAlpin, 52



Joshua Hartfield, 31

State’s Case:


“Rankin Co. 'Goon Squad' members all plead guilty to state charges in MS”



https://www.clarionledger.com/story/...i/70589010007/




* Former Rankin County Sheriff Deputy Hunter Elward was charged with Aggravated Assault, Home Invasion, and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution.

* Former Rankin County Sheriff Narcotics Investigator Christian Dedmon was charged with Home Invasion and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution.

* Former Rankin County Sheriff Chief Investigator Brett McAlpin was charged with Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution.

* Former Rankin County Sheriff Lieutenant Jeffrey Middleton was charged with Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution.

* Former Rankin County Sheriff Deputy Daniel Opdyk was charged with Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution.

* Former Richland Police Department Narcotics Investigator Joshua Hartfield was charged with Obstruction of Justice/Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and Conspiracy to Commit Obstruction of Justice/Hinder Prosecution.