Six white former police officers in Mississippi pleaded guilty to torturing two Black men on false drug charges, yelling racist slurs and threatening to kill them.
On January 24th, court records show the deputies raided a home in Braxton, Mississippi, after a white neighbor of one of the officers called in to complain there were Black men staying there. The officer texted the others, quote, “Are y’all available for a mission?”
Court documents said the officers used the name Goon Squad, quote, “because of their willingness to use excessive force and not to report it.” The Associated Pressthe deputies were linked to at least four violent attacks on Black men since 2019 — two of the men died. Last Thursday, these six defendants pled guilty to 14 federal criminal charges. They will plead guilty to more state charges Monday. This is the first time,This is the first time that a white Mississippi police officer has ever been held criminally responsible for harming a Black person. And we know that plenty of police brutality has occurred, not only in Rankin County under Bryan Bailey, but throughout the state of Mississippi. This is a history-making moment.
And so, the truth is coming out about the death of Damien Cameron and how they had the knees on his neck, like his mother has testified by affidavit to, and they had the knees on his neck that crushed the life out of Damien Cameron, and they did nothing about it. They’ve lied to us, but we’re going to bring that case. That case is coming back to life.
Hunter Elward, the shooter, actually pled guilty in federal court to another crime he had committed, which contained a similar fact to what he did in the home of Jenkins and Parker. When these deputies busted in to begin this torture session, Hunter Elward shot his gun off as an intimidation against Jenkins and Parker. Before he shot Michael later, he shot his gun off.
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