Bullet points of DOJ probing sheriff's office in Mississippi "Goon Squad" case
Bullet points of DOJ probing sheriff's office in Mississippi "Goon Squad" case
- The Justice Department is opening a civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff's Department.
- The investigation is a response to allegations of serious constitutional violations, including excessive use of force, unlawful stops and searches, and discriminatory policing.
- A group of former officers, known as the 'Goon Squad', pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men.
- The allegations include overusing tasers, using racial slurs, entering homes illegally, and deploying dangerous and cruel tactics to assault people in their custody.
- The Justice Department is opening a civil rights investigation into Rankin County, Mississippi, and the Rankin County Sheriff's Department.
- The investigation is a response to allegations of serious constitutional violations, including excessive use of force, unlawful stops and searches, and discriminatory policing.
- A group of former officers, known as the 'Goon Squad', pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men.
- The allegations include overusing tasers, using racial slurs, entering homes illegally, and deploying dangerous and cruel tactics to assault people in their custody.