Former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty to state charges for racist assault

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Six former Mississippi law officers who tortured two Black men will plead guilty to state-level charges for the racist assault.

Rankin County’s majority-white suburbs have been one of several destinations for white flight out of the capital, Jackson, which is home to one of the highest percentages ofThe officers warned Jenkins and Parker to “go back to Jackson or ‘their side’ of the Pearl River,” the documents say.

Parker was a childhood friend of the homeowner, Kristi Walley. She's been paralyzed since she was 15, and Parker was helping care for her. Parker and Jenkins have left Mississippi and aren’t sure they will ever return to the state for an extended period. They took solace that at least one part of the justice system appears to have worked.

Jenkins still has difficulty speaking because of his injuries. The gunshot lacerated his tongue and broke his jaw before exiting his neck.

 

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