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4th white Mississippi officer sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

  • Dedmon, Opdyke, and Elward admitted to assaulting a white man named Alan Schmidt during a traffic stop in early December 2022.
  • Opdyke restrained Schmidt while waiting for Dedmon, who did not physically harm or sexually assault the victim.
  • This incident occurred shortly before another case involving torture, Jenkins, and Parker, where Dedmon, Opdyke, and Elward were also involved.
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Fourth ex-Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’ officer gets 40 years for torture of Black men

Christian Dedmon described by one victim as ‘the sickest’ of six former officers who pleaded guilty to torturing two Black menA fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of white officers who called themselves “the Goon Squad”. Christian Dedmon was sentenced on Wednesday to 40 years in federal prison, hours after Daniel Opdyke was sentenced to 17.5 years.Dedmon, 2…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom
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Judge gives 40-year sentence to 1 of the 6 former officers in Mississippi charged in racist torture of 2 Black men

Judge gives 40-year sentence to 1 of the 6 former officers in Mississippi charged in racist torture of 2 Black men.

1 month ago·United States
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4th white Mississippi officer sentenced to 40 years after pleading guilty in torture of 2 Black men

Sentencing resumed in Jackson, Mississippi, for a group of six white former law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to torture and assault of two Black men.

1 month ago·United States
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Fourth of 6 former Mississippi officers sentenced to 40 years in the torture of 2 Black men

Christian Dedmon was sentenced to 40 years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday afternoon.

1 month ago·Atlanta, United States
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Fourth deputy from Mississippi "Goon Squad" sentenced for multiple incidents of torture

Christian Dedmon has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Tom Lee for his role in torturing three men in two separate incidents.

1 month ago
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Los Angeles TimesLos Angeles Times

1 of 6 former officers in Mississippi gets 40 years for racist torture of 2 Black men

A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced for his part in torturing two Black men.

1 month ago·Los Angeles, United States
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