US attorney general says the six officers tortured and inflicted unspeakable harm on their victims.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the officers "egregiously violated the civil rights of citizens who they were supposed to protect"Six former Mississippi police officers have pleaded guilty to civil rights violations after assaulting two black men during a home raid in January.
Attorney General Merrick Garland said the officers 'tortured and inflicted unspeakable harm on their victims'.The civil rights charges were unveiled against the six officers on ThursdayThe officers were charged with 16 counts, including civil rights conspiracy, deprivation of rights, discharging of a firearm and obstruction of justice.
The officers used a stun gun on the two men, beat them repeatedly and called them racial slurs. One deputy officer shot Mr Jenkins in the mouth, firing a bullet that cut his tongue and broke his jaw, prosecutors said. Three of the officers said they were members of the "The Goon Squad" - a group of Rankin County officers who are known for using excessive force and not reporting it.
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