Rankin County, Mississippi: First of 6 former officers sentenced to 20 years in the torture of 2 Black men
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 19, 2024
Jackson, Mississippi
CNN
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Hunter Elward, a former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy who faced the most serious of federal charges against him and five other officers in the torture of two Black men last year, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in a highly emotional hearing Tuesday.
