The officers admitted entering a home in Braxton, Miss., without a warrant, where they handcuffed, punched and verbally abused the two men with racist slurs.
They then carried out a disturbing series of violent acts, including Tasering the men more than a dozen times, federal prosecutorsThe officers,
who branded themselves “the Goon Squad,” threw eggs at Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker, held them down while pouring milk and alcohol over their faces, and assaulted one of them with a sword, prosecutors said. One officer carried out a “mock execution” by inserting a gun into the mouth of one man, according to the indictment. When the firearm discharged, it broke his jaw.
These sentences will run concurrent to the federal sentences they are expected to receive in court in mid-November, according to theSome of the officers nicknamed themselves the “Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and cover it up, including the January assault, the investigation found.
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