‘Goon Squad’ of White Mississippi Law Enforcement Officers Pleads Guilty to 13 Felonies Against 2 Black Men

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers pleaded guilty this week to federal charges in the beating and sexual assault of two Black men earlier this year. Five ex-Rankin County Sheriff’s Deputies and a former Richland police officer, all white, appeared in court Thursday and entered guilty pleas to 13 felonies, including civil rights conspiracy, deprivation …