Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Brett McAlpin was sentenced to about 27 years in prison during a hearing in federal court in Jackson, Mississippi, on Thursday for his role inMcAlpin is the fifth of six former law enforcement officers to be sentenced this week after pleading guilty to a total of 16 felonies related to the racially motivated torture and sexual assault of Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, as well as a subsequent plan to cover up their crimes.
"The 40-year prison sentence given to 'Goon Squad' member Christian Dedman by Judge Thomas Lee for the sick and serious crimes committed against our clients Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker made history today," Shabazz said, referencing the label that the group of officers gave themselves for their willingness to use excessive force.
Former Rankin County, Mississippi, sheriff's deputy Christian Dedmon is also set to be sentenced on Wednesday, are the third and fourth defendants to be sentenced in the case. Some of the defendants were part of a group of shift officers who called themselves "The Goon Squad" because of their "willingness to use excessive force and not report it," according to charging documents. The group was summoned by Dedmon to the home where Jenkins and Parker were residing, according to the DOJ, after McAlpin asked him to investigate.
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