First of 6 former Mississippi officers sentenced to 20 years in the torture of 2 Black men
Source: CNN
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 in January 2023, was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday morning.
He pleaded guilty in August to federal charges of discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence, conspiracy against rights, deprivation of rights under color of law, conspiracy to obstruct justice, and obstruction of justice related to the incident.
Elward was sentenced on Tuesday morning in Jackson before Southern District of Mississippi US District Court Judge Tom Lee. Elward was also sentenced in the same proceeding on a federal charge of deprivation of rights under the color of law related to a separate incident in December 2022.
Elward also pleaded guilty in August to state charges of conspiracy to commit obstruction of justice, home invasion and aggravated assault. He awaits sentencing on the state charges.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/19/us/mississippi-black-men-police-torture-sentencing-tuesday/index.html
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