Former Mississippi Law Enforcement Faces Civil Rights Charges for Raid on Black Men
Six former law enforcement officers in Mississippi, including five Rankin County sheriff's deputies and one Richland police officer, have been charged with federal civil rights offenses against two Black men who were brutalized during a home raid. The officers allegedly beat, assaulted, and shocked the men with Tasers over a 90-minute period, with one deputy shooting one of the men in the mouth. The charges come after an AP investigation linked the deputies to other violent encounters with Black men. The two victims have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit seeking $400 million in damages.